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Fleur-de-lis


Fleurˊ-de-lisˊ

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Fleurs-de-lis
(#)
.
[F., flower of the lily. Cf.
Flower-de-luce
,
Lily
.]
1.
(Bot.)
The iris. See
Flower-de-luce
.
2.
A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.

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fleur-de-lis

fleur-de-lis

See also: fleur de lis

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fleur-de-lis (plural fleurs-de-lis)

  1. (heraldry) A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom, often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:
      Adorned all with gemmes of endlesse price, […] And all embost with Lyons and with Flour-delice.
    • 2013, Lesley Gillian, The Guardian, 26 Apr 2013:
      One room has a pink marble bathroom with a gold fleur de lys pattern around the tub.

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