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fleuron

Noun

Meaning

An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
Coordinate term: finial

(architecture) The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.

(typography) A decorative typographic element, used to separate passages or simply for decoration. Often doubled, e.g. ???? ???? or ????????, or combined with other fleurons into a short line.
Fleurons include ❦, ????, ????, ????, ????, ☘, ????, ????, ✾, ????, ????.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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