fleurette
[ flu-ret, floo- ]
/ flɜˈrɛt, flʊ- /
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noun
an ornament formed like a small conventionalized flower.
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Origin of fleurette
1805–15; <French: literally, little flower
Words nearby fleurette
Fletschhorn, Flettner control, Fleur, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews
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Fleurette
[ flu-ret, floo-; French flœ-ret ]
/ flɜˈrɛt, flʊ-; French flœˈrɛt /
noun
a female given name.
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fleurette
fleuret
/ (flʊəˈrɛt, flɜː-) /
noun
an ornament resembling a flower
Word Origin for fleurette
C19: French, literally: a small flower, from fleur flower
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