fleuron

American  

[flur-on, floor-] / ˈflɜr ɒn, ˈflʊər- /

noun

1. a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.

2. Printing. flower.

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fleuron British  

/ ˈflʊərɒn, ˈflɜː-, -rən /

noun

1. another name for flower

2. cookery a decorative piece of pastry

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Etymology

Origin of fleuron

1350–1400; < French; Old French floron, equivalent to flor flower + -on noun suffix; replacing Middle English flouroun < Old French

Example Sentences

A rectangular border closely filled with arabesques runs parallel to the edges of the boards, and there is a fleuron at each of the inner corners.

From English Embroidered Bookbindings by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

I suppose you do everything that is Royal except touching for the Evil, which would be the most useful fleuron of the Crown if it was effectual.

From George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by Roscoe, E. S.

Flowrons: florets; little flowers on the disk of the main flower; French "fleuron."

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing