triskelion n 1: a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center [syn: {triskelion}, {triskele}]
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.]