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fleur-de-lis
[ flur-dl-ee, -ees, floor-; French flœr-duh-lees ]
noun
- a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- the heraldic bearing of the royal family of France.
- the iris flower or plant.
Word History and Origins
Origin of fleur-de-lis1
Example Sentences
The Nordiques wore their politics on their sleeves, literally, putting the Quebec flag’s fleur-de-lis on their uniforms.
Made of cloth of gold, it is embellished with motifs including fleur-de-lis, as well as imperial eagles, and national floral emblems of red-pink roses, blue thistles and green shamrocks.
But this rabbit is at least three times as big as the others, each ear sprouting straight up like the tip of a fleur-de-lis, and it seems remarkably self-possessed for a rabbit.
Its teeth are designed in the shape of the royal fleur-de-lis.
A stained-glass window bears a fleur-de-lis pattern and a celluloid film strip.
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