Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A symmetrical interlaced ornament, of three arcs or lobes, of frequent occurrence in early northern art in Europe.
- noun Plural of
triquetrum .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
shape formed of threevesica piscis , sometimes with an additionalcircle , asymbol of things and persons that arethreefold , and a symbol ofprotection inWicca .
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Examples
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Every Belador in the room instantly held a gleaming sword with their triquetra emblem on the hilt and Celtic scrolling engraved in the metal.
Blood Trinity Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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Every Belador in the room instantly held a gleaming sword with their triquetra emblem on the hilt and Celtic scrolling engraved in the metal.
Blood Trinity Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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Three is also found as a foundation element in beliefs from around the world, from different times and ways of thought, and it is respresented by myriad symbols: triskeles, triskelions, trefoils, triquetra, tomoye, and more.
Archive 2007-04-01 kittenpie 2007
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I disagree; I think that the fact that the 3 circles intersected makes a triquetra makes it funnier.
Scary stories. Jessica Hagy 2007
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My guess is carbon fiber also known as "crabon fribé" produces a triquetra, and titanium makes a rhombus.
BSNYC Product Review: Bicycle Book Shootout! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Three is also found as a foundation element in beliefs from around the world, from different times and ways of thought, and it is respresented by myriad symbols: triskeles, triskelions, trefoils, triquetra, tomoye, and more.
The Shape of Three kittenpie 2007
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The former is dominated by Dipterocarpus zeylanicus and D. hispidus, with Vitex altissima, Chaetocarpus castanocarpus, Dillenia retusa, D. triquetra, Myristica dactyloides, and Semecarpus gardneri.
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Wedding ring on my finger and a celtic cross with triquetra on a silver chain around my neck.
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Sunday, Update on pics barbylon 2004
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The earliest symbols for the Trinity were abstract: the equilateral triangle, sometimes embellished with rays; an eye enclosed within a triangle, referring to the all-seeing eye of God watching from the Trinity; the triangle enclosing a circle, suggesting the eternity of the Trinity; three interlocking circles to imply equality, unity, and eternity in the persons of the Trinity; or three equal intertwining arches, the triquetra, an early Christian emblem for the Trinity.
A Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art Gertrude Grace Sill 1975
treeseed commented on the word triquetra
Triquetra is a word derived from the Latin tri- ("three") and quetrus ("cornered"). Its original meaning was simply "triangle" and it has been used to refer to various three-cornered shapes. Nowadays, it has come to refer exclusively to a certain more complicated shape formed of three vesicae piscis, sometimes with an added circle in or around it.
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January 26, 2008