Definition of Fleurons

1. Noun. (plural of fleuron) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fleurons

1. fleuron [n] - See also: fleuron

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleurons

fletcherite
fletchers
fletches
fletching
fletchings
fletiferous
fletton
flettons
fleur-de-lis
fleur-de-lys
fleur-de-lysed
fleur de sel
fleuret
fleurets
fleuron
fleurons (current term)
fleurs
fleurs-de-lis
fleurs de sel
fleury
flew
flew the coop
flew the nest
flewed
flews
flex
flex one's muscles
flexagon
flexagons
flexanimous

Literary usage of Fleurons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"A3: verses to the prince, double row of fleurons above. ... G2v; To the Reader, with triple row of fleurons (fleurs-de-lis in center) at head and foot. ..."

2. Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of by Dept. of Internal Affairs, Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs, Pennsylvania (1796)
"... fleurons & demi-fleurons font réunis dans une même fleur, les fleurons ... les demi-fleurons font à la circonférence , qui s'appelle rayon [ radius ] ..."

3. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1846)
"The ground of the window is a plain trellis, with a border of fleurons. No. 4, thirty-eight compartments, in squares and quadrants, relating principally to ..."

4. Book-prices Current: A Record of Prices at which Books Have Been Sold at Auction (1898)
"... and ornamental woodcut initials, citron morocco, fleurons on back, the sides with an au pointille ground, having interlaced geometrical scrolls within ..."

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