floreat
Britishverb
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In Barrie’s play version of the story, it is even more explicit: Hook’s last words are “Floreat Etona”, or “May Eton flourish”, the school’s motto.
From The Guardian
Charlotte Edwards' side won the toss and elected to bat at Floreat Oval.
From BBC
Max. summis votis peto, ut Academia semper floreat, in ea Religio et Pietas et quicquid doctrinam decorare potest in altum crescat, ut tempestatibus quæ nunc omnia perflant sedatis, tuto possitis et vobis et studiis et, præ omnibus, Deo frui.
From Project Gutenberg
The arms of Eton College with the motto "Floreat Etona" were inscribed on the opposite page, also in tattoo on the left arm of the owner.
From Project Gutenberg
Mara Carlyle Floreat Ancient & Modern Shropshire-born Mara Carlyle's second album has a tumultuous history lurking behind its stately songcraft.
From The Guardian
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