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  • noun Plural form of fleuron.

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Examples

  • 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

  • First you buy your text, then you must have the separately printed _fleurons_.

    Lost Leaders Andrew Lang 1878

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Look for exquisite royalty-free spot art or fleurons.

    Ask MetaFilter embrangled 2010

  • 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.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks 2010

  • It also includes the Cyrillic alphabet and over 100 classic fleurons.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

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