Fleuron
/ΛflΚΙΉΙn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
- 2 The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
- 3 A decorative typographic element, used to separate passages or simply for decoration. Often doubled, e.g. π π or ππ, or combined with other fleurons into a short line.
"Fleurons include β¦, π, π, π , π¨, β, π¬, π, βΎ, π‘·, π«±."
Example
More examples"Fleurons include β¦, π, π, π , π¨, β, π¬, π, βΎ, π‘·, π«±."
Etymology
From Old French floron (βflowerβ), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron.