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English Dictionary: Triskele by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
triskele
n
  1. a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
    Synonym(s): triskelion, triskele
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Triskelion \Tris*kel"i*on\, [or] Triskele \Tris"kele\, n. [Gr.
      [?] three-legged. See {Tri-}; {Isosceles}.]
      A figure composed of three branches, usually curved,
      radiating from a center, as the figure composed of three
      human legs, with bent knees, which has long been used as a
      badge or symbol of Sicily and of the Isle of Man.
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