flory
adjective
flory
1 American
[flawr-ee, flohr-ee]
/ ˈflɔr i, ˈfloʊr i /
adjective
Heraldry.
Flory
2
American
[flawr-ee, flohr-ee]
/ ˈflɔr i, ˈfloʊr i /
noun
flory
British
/ ˈflɜːrɪ, ˈflʊərɪ, ˈflɔːrɪ /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of flory
C15: from Old French floré , from flor flower
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The soldiers of France attached their national emblem, the fleur-de-lis, to the ends of the members of the cross; hence the introduction of the cross flory.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
The arms of Scotland exhibit an example of a double tressure flory and counter-flory, as exhibited in the shield on the title-page of this Manual.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Mortimer of Norfolk bore “gold powdered with fleurs-de-lys sable” and Edward III. quartered for the old arms of France “Azure powdered with fleurs-de-lys gold,” such fields being often described as flowered or flory.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
On the walls were hung pieces of coarse linen roughly embroidered with small crosses flory, worked in dark red silk.
From Via Crucis by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Felton bore “Gules two lions passant within a double tressure flory silver.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
This work was supported by NIH grants R01 HD049347 and R21 HD 087088; NSF grants BCS 1439290 and BCS 1940980; and funding from the Mabel H. Flory Trust.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024
To determine what factors were associated with age of cancer diagnosis, Flory and her team at PetDx evaluated previously collected data from 3,452 dogs in three separate groups.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2023
Mario and Maelle Flory had flown from Amsterdam to Chicago, where they waited 90 minutes for their luggage to arrive so they could board their La Guardia-bound connection.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
Drought could heighten the impact of the grass-fire cycle, suggest studies by ecologist Luke Flory of the University of Florida.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022
When we’ve all finished, I break into a song by Flory Jagoda—a woman who was a champion of Sephardic music and sang in Ladino.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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