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Fleur-de-lys

noun

(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris. Synonym: fleur-de-lis.

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"Fleur-de-lys" Quotes from Famous Books

... with sixteen large ornamental tiles. When these became cracked and burnt with the heat of the great fire, it was decided to put down new tiles, which had to be selected from four different patterns (the Cross, the Fleur-de-lys, the Lion, and the Star); but plain tiles were also available. The Abbot proposed that they should be laid as shown in our sketch, without any plain tiles at all; but ...

— The Canterbury Puzzles - And Other Curious Problems • Henry Ernest Dudeney

... eyeglass for nearer things. And no sooner had they arrived at the grassy plateau that marked the summit of Brankham Law, than the telescope was unslung, and its proprietor swept the horizon - for there was a distant view of the ocean - in search of the Fleur-de-lys. ...

— The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green • Cuthbert Bede

Words linked to "Fleur-de-lys" : charge, bearing, heraldry, heraldic bearing, fleur-de-lis, armorial bearing