- a variation of fleur-de-lis.
fleur-de-lys
Americannoun
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fleurs-de-lys
plural
noun
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heraldry a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals
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another name for iris
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fleur-de-lys
C19: from Old French flor de lis , literally: lily flower
Example Sentences
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The house of Anjou is promoted through its heraldry; the fleur-de-lys symbolises a resurgent France in its battles with the English.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also revealed their royal monogram, which features an intertwining cursive "H" and "M" under a fleur-de-lys crown, prior to their wedding.
From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2018
Prior to Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle, the couple revealed their royal monogram which features an intertwining cursive "H" and "M" under a fleur-de-lys crown.
From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2018
The off-white two-piece is up for auction at Braswell galleries in Connecticut, alongside the brown velvet embroidered fleur-de-lys jacket the musician wore during the film Imagine, made in 1971 with his wife Yoko Ono.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2010
A major lesson is the central place of maize, usually represented by a vertical ear with two leaves falling to the side, a talismanic symbol reminiscent of a fleur-de-lys.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
To ensure recognition of the French connection, everything is paved with fleurs-de-lys embroidered in gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Last year's winner, Richard Wright, has painted the west stairwell of the Dean Gallery with a radiating pattern of tiny black flowers resembling thousands of fleurs-de-lys.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2010
Cantelou bore “Azure three leopards’ heads silver with silver fleurs-de-lys issuing from them.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
It was elaborately chased and engraved, and adorned with fleurs-de-lys, and other heraldic devices, and had on the top a lion supporting the arms of England.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various
Cobham of Kent bore “Gules a cheveron gold with three fleurs-de-lys azure thereon.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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