fleur-de-lys

Speech parts

1. fleur-de-lys - Noun

2. Fleur-de-lys - Proper noun

Meaning

(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

Fleur de Lys

Synonyms

fleur-de-lis iris cornflower armorial bearing irises lily flower lily emblem lily figure lily icon lily mark lily motif lily sign lily token iris flower lily insignia

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Hypernyms

charge bearing armorial bearing heraldic bearing

Derivatives

fleurs-de-lys

Examples

A fine handsome youth rewarded me; May is a generous, open-handed prince. He sent me true coins: Clean green leaves of May's gentle hazels. Twigs' florins don't disappoint me, May's fleur-de-lys wealth. Dafydd ap Gwilym

Already betrothed to the beautiful but spiteful Fleur-de-Lys, he wants to lie with Esmeralda nonetheless but is prevented when Frollo stabs him. Source: Internet

Fleur-de-Lys later neglects to inform Phoebus that Esmeralda has not been executed, which serves to deprive the pair of any further contact—though as Phoebus no longer loves Esmeralda by this time, this does not matter. Source: Internet

The musician’s career also included stints with the bad League of Gentlemen, pop band Fleur de Lys. Source: Internet

He is later married to Fleur-de-Lys and is miserable. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fleur-de-lis fleur-de-lised fleur-de-luce fleur-de-lysed Fleurant fleurantiid