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fleury
[ flur-ee, floor-ee ]
/ ˈflɜr i, ˈflʊər i /
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adjective Heraldry.
terminating in fleurs-de-lis: a cross fleury.
ornamented with fleurs-de-lis.
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Fleur, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flexagon
Other definitions for fleury (2 of 2)
Fleury
[ flœ-ree ]
/ flœˈri /
noun
An·dré Her·cule de [ahn-dreyer-kylduh], /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/, 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
Claude [klohd], /kloʊd/, 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian.
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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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