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English
Etymology
From Latin triquetrus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
triquetrous (comparative more triquetrous, superlative most triquetrous)
- Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section.
1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 172:the lithostrata or figured pavements of the ancients […] consisted not all of square stones, but were divided into triquetrous segments, honey-combs, and sexangular figures, according to Vitruvius
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