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Look up: Fleur-de-lis

  1. fleur-de-lis
    Stylized lily which served as symbol for the French monarchy.
    Found on http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary

  2. fleur-de-lis
    [n] - (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. fleur-de-lis
    Heraldic device in the form of a stylized iris flower, borne on coats of arms since the 12th century and adopted by the French royal house of Bourbon. It is usually identified as a lily, though it...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Fleur-de-lis
    Fleur`-de-lis` noun ; plural Fleurs-de-lis . [ French, flower of the lily. Confer Flower-de-luce , Lily .] 1. (Botany) The iris. See Flower-de-luce . 2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, a ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/42

  5. fleur-de-lis
    Origin: F, flower of the lily. Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily. ... 1. <botany> The iris. See Flower-de-luce. ... 2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. fleur-de-lis
    fleur-de-lys noun (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Fleur-de-lis
    right The `fleur-de-lis` (or `fleur-de-lys`; plural: fleurs-de-lis) is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily and is used both decoratively and symbolically. It may be purely ornamental or it may be `at one and the same time political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic and symbolic`, especially in heraldry. While it has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries, the fleur-de-lis is particularly associated with...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-li

  8. Fleur-de-lis
    • (n.) The iris. See Flower-de-luce. • (n.) A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. fleur-de-lis
    stylized emblem or device much used in ornamentation and, particularly, in heraldry, long associated with the French crown. One legend identifies it ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/36

  10. Fleurs-de-lis
    • (pl. ) of Fleur-de-lis
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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