Definitions
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- noun heraldry : A
stylized flower used in acoat of arms or aflag .
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- noun (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
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Examples
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This was surmouted onto a cross with fleur-de-lys.
Cardinal Newman at Birmingham: His Relics (Part 2 of 3) 2009
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The bed, which incorporates two fleur-de-lys, is rumored to have been made for a favorite retreat of Louis XIV, though that has never been substantiated.
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It incorporates both beautiful forms, detailing and colour -- even down to the fleur-de-lys upon the staves.
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Basque cross, or "lauburu," * a symbol of prosperity, is to the Basque what the fleur-de-lys is to France, and though you won't find as many French streets "fleurdelisé," * when in Basque country you will see the cross-shaped lauburu partout!
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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Je vous envoie une belle fleur-de-lys (la fleur officialle de l'etat de Tennessee).
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Basque cross, or "lauburu," * a symbol of prosperity, is to the Basque what the fleur-de-lys is to France, and though you won't find as many French streets "fleurdelisé," * when in Basque country you will see the cross-shaped lauburu partout!
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Basque cross, or "lauburu," * a symbol of prosperity, is to the Basque what the fleur-de-lys is to France, and though you won't find as many French streets "fleurdelisé," * when in Basque country you will see the cross-shaped lauburu partout!
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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But Pope Paul had the fleur-de-lys on his coat-of-arms, and he was the Pope who published Humanae Vitae, exalting chaste love during the a time when chastity was becoming a rare commodity.
Archive 2009-03-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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There were four fleur-de-lys, one for each of the gospels.
Archive 2009-05-01 Hels 2009
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Between the arms of the cross, the fancier pendants had the image of a flower of French origins, the fleur-de-lys which represented the Trinity.
Archive 2009-05-01 Hels 2009
chained_bear commented on the word fleur-de-lys
The heraldic lily; a device supposed by some to have originally represented an iris, by others the top of a sceptre, of a battle-axe or other weapon. It is best known from having been borne upon the royal arms of France under the old monarchy.
February 5, 2007
edwardvielmetti commented on the word fleur-de-lys
is that this?
floral heart �?�
November 2, 2007
kewpid commented on the word fleur-de-lys
No, it is this ⚜
November 3, 2007
sionnach commented on the word fleur-de-lys
Well, that question mark didn't lead anywhere. But here is a fleur-de-lys
November 3, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word fleur-de-lys
Uhh, sionnach? That is not a fleur-de-lys. :) Did you mean something like this, perhaps?
October 11, 2008