triskele

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tri·skel·i·on

(trī-skĕl′ē-ən, trĭ-) also tri·skele (trī′skēl′, trĭs′kēl′)

n. pl. tri·skel·i·a (-skĕl′ē-ə) also tri·skeles

A figure consisting of three curved lines or branches, or three stylized human arms or legs, radiating from a common center.

[New Latin, from Greek triskelēs, three-legged : tri-, tri- + skelos, leg.]

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triskele - a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center

triskelion

pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

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