triquetra

triquetra
triquetric /truy kwe"trik/, adj.
/truy kwee"treuh, -kwe"-/, n.
a geometrical figure having three points, esp. one formed of three intersecting ellipses: The triquetra was often used in ancient art to symbolize a triune deity.
[1580-90; < NL, n. use of fem. of L triquetrus TRIQUETROUS]

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