fleury

[ flur-ee, floo r-ee ]

/ ˈflɜr i, ˈflʊər i /

adjective Heraldry.

terminating in fleurs-de-lis: a cross fleury.

ornamented with fleurs-de-lis.

Words nearby fleury

fleur, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, fleurette, fleuron, fleury, flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flex one's muscles

Also flory.

Origin of fleury

1375–1425; late Middle English flourre < Middle French fleure, derivative of fleur flower; see -ee

Definition for fleury (2 of 2)

Fleury

[ flœ-ree ]

/ flœˈri /

noun

An·dré Her·cule de

[ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/, 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.

Claude

[klohd] /kloʊd/, 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian.

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Examples from the Web for fleury

There was terrible slaughter; most of the company of artillery were destroyed; Fleury himself was wounded.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving
The contest raged most bitterly over the ruins of Thiaumont and Fleury.
World's War Events, Vol. II|Various
Fleury opposed it, and with such influence over the other plenipotentiaries as to secure its rejection.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power|John S. C. Abbott
Colonel Fleury was the first to enter the fort and strike the British standard.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)|John Marshall

Fleury differs a little from this legend, but has substantively preserved it.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for fleury

Fleury

/ (French flœri) /

noun

André Hercule de (ɑ̃dre ɛrkyl də). 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman: Louis XV's chief adviser and virtual ruler of France (1726–43)

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