Fleur-de-lis
//ˌflɝdəˈlis// name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
"Adorned all with gemmes of endlesse price, […] And all embost with Lyons and with Flour-delice."
- 2 (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris wordnet
- 3 The main element in the logo of most Scouting organizations, representing a major theme in Scouting: the outdoors and wilderness.
- 4 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A village in Blackwood community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1596).
Example
More examples"Adorned all with gemmes of endlesse price, […] And all embost with Lyons and with Flour-delice."
Etymology
From earlier flower-de-luce, from Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”); later remodelled after modern French fleur de lis (“lily flower”).
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