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. Johnston
Fleuron on the title-page of Histoire de lamesure du temps par les horloges, byFerdinand Berthoud, 1802.
Choffard|Vera Salomons
Fleuron on the title-page of volume vii ofCollection complte des uvres deJ.-J.
Choffard|Vera Salomons
And 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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