treflé

treflé [tref-ley] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Heraldry.

1. botonée.

Origin of treflé 1715–25; French, derivative of trefle trefoil Examples from the Web for trefle Historical Examples of trefle

In England we paint the Clover on our cards and call it “clubs,” while in France they have the same figure, but call it “trefle.”

The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare

Henry Nicholson Ellacombe