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Fleur

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from French in quiet use since the 1920s.

    ""Ma petite fleur!" Annette said softly. "Fleur," repeated Soames: "Fleur! we'll call her that.""

Noun
  1. 1
    fleur-de-lis

Etymology

Etymology 1

An ellipsis of fleur-de-lis from French fleur (“flower”). Doublet of flor, flour, and flower.

Etymology 2

French fleur (“flower”), name of a character in Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga.

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