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- noun Plural form of
fleuron .
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Examples
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For head-gear he was as ill provided, seeing that he had pawned the fleurons of his crown.
A Monk of Fife Andrew Lang 1878
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First you buy your text, then you must have the separately printed _fleurons_.
Lost Leaders Andrew Lang 1878
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The painter with his brush had sufficed for all -- for the pilasters, columns, and cornices of marble, for the statues and the ornaments of bronze, for the _fleurons_ and roses of gold, for the whole of the wondrously rich decorative work which surrounded the frescoes.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete ��mile Zola 1871
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The painter with his brush had sufficed for all -- for the pilasters, columns, and cornices of marble, for the statues and the ornaments of bronze, for the _fleurons_ and roses of gold, for the whole of the wondrously rich decorative work which surrounded the frescoes.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete Lourdes, Rome and Paris ��mile Zola 1871
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The painter with his brush had sufficed for all -- for the pilasters, columns, and cornices of marble, for the statues and the ornaments of bronze, for the/fleurons/and roses of gold, for the whole of the wondrously rich decorative work which surrounded the frescoes.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 2 ��mile Zola 1871
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M's, a prophetic initial which seemed to be that of Death (_Mort_) itself, of the Duchess Death decorated with eight _fleurons_.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868
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Je n'ai pas manqué de raconter cette circonstance comme un des fleurons de votre couronne.
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Mary Somerville 1826
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Look for exquisite royalty-free spot art or fleurons.
Ask MetaFilter embrangled 2010
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This is a dual-function feature, which uses two input methods to give the user access to ornament glyphs (e.g. fleurons, dingbats and border elements) in the font.
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It also includes the Cyrillic alphabet and over 100 classic fleurons.
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