Triskele

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  triskele
       n : a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or
           three bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {triskelion}]