Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornamental art, a conventional flower or a small object, as one link or member of a bracelet, necklace, or the like, which has a somewhat floral shape.
- noun In architecture, a floral ornament; specifically, the large conventional flower usually placed in the center of the abacus of a Corinthian capital or classic ceiling-caisson; also, the floreated termination of a Gothic finial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower-shaped part in a necklace.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
ornament orknob in the shape of aflower - noun architecture the small flower at the centre of each side of a
Corinthian abacus ; aflos
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Examples
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How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand
How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand Jonathan Aquino 2007
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They tend to come in threes, though a single fleuron can be useful to indicate the beginning of a paragraph.
Archive 2007-05-01 Jonathan Aquino 2007
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The fleuron (or leaf) is a useful symbol for indicating a pause or change of thought.
Archive 2007-05-01 Jonathan Aquino 2007
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Jon Aquino's Mental Garden: How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand
How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand Jonathan Aquino 2007
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So there you have it: the fleuron in three simple steps.
How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand Jonathan Aquino 2007
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For my fellow traditionalists who still occasionally write letters and cards by hand from time to time, it can be useful to know how to write a fleuron.
Archive 2007-05-01 Jonathan Aquino 2007
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For my fellow traditionalists who still occasionally write letters and cards by hand from time to time, it can be useful to know how to write a fleuron.
How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand Jonathan Aquino 2007
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They tend to come in threes, though a single fleuron can be useful to indicate the beginning of a paragraph.
How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand Jonathan Aquino 2007
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How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand
Archive 2007-05-01 Jonathan Aquino 2007
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The fleuron (or leaf) is a useful symbol for indicating a pause or change of thought.
How to write a fleuron character - useful for separating paragraphs of longhand Jonathan Aquino 2007
knitandpurl commented on the word fleuron
"She who knew neither past nor future, who had neither a tomorrow nor memories, had been obliged without warning to come here, to follow this grand deviation of the arrow of time—the most beautiful fleuron of occidental decadence."
- Savage by Jacques Jouet, translated by Amber Shields, p 36 of the Dalkey Archive paperback edition
October 12, 2012
alexz commented on the word fleuron
❁ ❁ ❀❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧ ❀ ❁ ❁ ❁❀ ☙☙☙☙☙☙☙☙☙☙☙❀ ❁ ❁
May 6, 2015
erinmckean commented on the word fleuron
Whoops, misnamed field! Fixed. :-)
May 6, 2015
qms commented on the word fleuron
He’ll want your opinion, you know,
And his tastes are quite rococo,
So politely demur on
The uses of fleuron
And try to ignore the furbelow.
May 6, 2015