fleuron
[ flur-on, floor- ]
/ ˈflɜr ɒn, ˈflʊər- /
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noun
a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
Printing. flower (def. 6).
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Origin of fleuron
1350–1400; <French; Old French floron, equivalent to florflower + -on noun suffix; replacing Middle English flouroun<Old French
Words nearby fleuron
Flettner control, Fleur, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex
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Example sentences from the Web for fleuron
The handle broke, the flame set fire to the loose powder,—and that was the end of the gallant ship Fleuron.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. JohnstonFleuron on the title-page of Histoire de lamesure du temps par les horloges, byFerdinand Berthoud, 1802.
Choffard|Vera SalomonsFleuron on the title-page of volume vii ofCollection complte des uvres deJ.-J.
Choffard|Vera SalomonsAnd so he went on board the Fleuron to surrender his sword and his privateer commission.
Privateers and Privateering|E. P. Statham
British Dictionary definitions for fleuron
fleuron
/ (ˈflʊərɒn, -rən, ˈflɜː-) /
noun
another name for flower (def. 8)
cookery a decorative piece of pastry
Word Origin for fleuron
C14: from French, from Old French floron, from flor flower
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