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Terminating in, or bordered with, fleurs de lys; also, _semée de lys_.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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Fleur de lys is the real right of someone in the bag and place where the figure is to study the prototypal nothing in the bag or the day © cor jewels.
Ornament Serenity | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Welsh polls his readers on what Japanese shoujo manga magazines would be good fodder for a U.S. anthology, and he puts in [...] lys Says:
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The red velvet tunic was plaited along the edges with gold and silver thread, and the front of it was richly decorated with the silver fleurs-de-lys, which is the most ancient symbol of Florence.
Vittorio, The Vampire Rice, Anne, 1941- 1999
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"The fleur-de-lys, which is the flower of chivalry," says Ruskin, "has a sword for its leaf and a lily for its heart."
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Neltje Blanchan 1891
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We can't let the rude Latin stand, but you may remember that the fleur-de-lys, which is the flower of chivalry, has a sword for its leaf, and a lily for its heart.
Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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Someone please license any title from them. lys Says:
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I would add JULINE by Narumi Kakinouchi. lys Says:
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Hidaka also created Tears of a Lamb (CMX). lys Says:
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We have, and we frequently fly, the white version (le drapeau blanc) of the fleur de lys together with the U.S. flag on Independence Day and a few other occasions.
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