triquetrous

triquetrous
/truy kwee"treuhs, -kwe"-/, adj.
1. three-sided; triangular.
2. having a triangular cross section.
[1650-60; < L triquetrus triangular, equiv. to tri- TRI- + -quetrus cornered]

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