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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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How to use fleuron in a sentence
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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