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noun

Fleur-de-lis n. (pl. fleurs-de-lis)

(Bot.) The iris. See Flower-de-luce.

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.

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Etymology of 'Fleur-de-lis'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fleur-de-lis" Quotes from Famous Books

... fly-leaf. It was at once sent to Francis Bedford for binding, with instructions to have the "inlaying, repairing etc. done over in the very best manner, by the best restorer in France or England." Bound in brown morocco, richly blind-tooled, with Tudor rose, fleur-de-lis and acorn emblems. Leaf 10-1/4 x 7-1/2 in. The Smets fly-leaf and the original instructions sent to Mr. Bedford with the volume and returned by him with an added note over his own signature, ...

— Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University • Anonymous

... iris in the border, too. It requires no care. You need not bed it over, even, in the fall. It likes a certain amount of moisture, but grows readily under almost all conditions. The German iris is an easy grower; the French fleur-de-lis is lovely with its more delicate blossom. Certain irises, to be sure, are particular about their quarters, but the two kinds mentioned are not. They like a certain amount of open space. Do not hide them in the shrubbery, although they ...

— The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. • Ellen Eddy Shaw

... proposed to do away with the lighting of the streets, not only because they threw too strong a light upon certain nocturnal matters, but because they dated from the time of Miollis and De Tournon. Even now, in 1859, the fleur-de-lis points out what is French property. A marble table in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi promises indulgence to those who will pray for the king of France. The French convent of the Trinita dei Monti—that ...

— The Roman Question • Edmond About

Words linked to "Fleur-de-lis" : yellow iris, iridaceous plant, genus Iris, beardless iris, English iris, Persian iris, stinking gladwyn, blue flag, fleur-de-lys, gladdon iris, southern blue flag, iris, gladdon, Iris xiphioides, bulbous iris, bearded iris, Iris persica, flag, sword lily, bearing