[flur-dl-ee, -ees, floor-; Fr. flɶr-duh-lees] Pronunciation Key
[flur-dl-eez, floor-; Fr. flɶr-duh-lees] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band. |
| 2. | the heraldic bearing of the royal family of France. |
| 3. | the iris flower or plant. |
] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys
(flûr'də-lē', flŏŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) n. pl. fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys (flûr'də-lēz', flŏŏr'-)
[Middle English flour de lice, from Old French flor de lis : flor, flower + de, of + lis, lily.] |
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fleur-de-lis
| fleur-de-lis | |
noun | |
| 1. | plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: iris] |
| 2. | (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris |
De Kalb, MS (town, FIPS 18340) Location: 32.76849 N, 88.65547 W
Population (1990): 1073 (465 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39328
De Lancey, NY Zip code(s): 13752
De Witt, AR (city, FIPS 18790) Location: 34.28953 N, 91.33813 W
Population (1990): 3553 (1564 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72042
De Land, IL (village, FIPS 19200) Location: 40.12159 N, 88.64383 W
Population (1990): 458 (196 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61839
De Soto, TX Zip code(s): 75115
De Leon, TX (city, FIPS 19672) Location: 32.11169 N, 98.53667 W
Population (1990): 2190 (1095 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76444
De Soto, MO (city, FIPS 19252) Location: 38.13899 N, 90.56046 W
Population (1990): 5993 (2614 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63020
De Pere, WI (city, FIPS 19775) Location: 44.43848 N, 88.07169 W
Population (1990): 16569 (5938 housing units)
Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54115
De Peyster, NY Zip code(s): 13633
De Soto, KS (city, FIPS 17850) Location: 38.97361 N, 94.95203 W
Population (1990): 2291 (866 housing units)
Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66018
De Queen, AR (city, FIPS 18490) Location: 34.04274 N, 94.34181 W
Population (1990): 4633 (1949 housing units)
Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71832
De Soto, IL (village, FIPS 19616) Location: 37.81590 N, 89.22720 W
Population (1990): 1500 (672 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62924
De Soto, IA (city, FIPS 21045) Location: 41.53462 N, 94.00846 W
Population (1990): 1033 (366 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50069
De Ruyter, NY Zip code(s): 13052
De Kalb, TX (town, FIPS 19648) Location: 33.50722 N, 94.61651 W
Population (1990): 1976 (889 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75559
De Witt, IA (city, FIPS 21180) Location: 41.82164 N, 90.54683 W
Population (1990): 4514 (1902 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52742
De Witt, NY (CDP, FIPS 20467) Location: 43.03850 N, 76.07338 W
Population (1990): 8244 (2885 housing units)
Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13214
De Witt, NE (village, FIPS 13015) Location: 40.39498 N, 96.92177 W
Population (1990): 598 (254 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68341
De Beque, CO (town, FIPS 19355) Location: 39.33250 N, 108.21366 W
Population (1990): 257 (118 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 81630
De Berry, TX Zip code(s): 75639
De Forest, WI (village, FIPS 19350) Location: 43.24576 N, 89.34575 W
Population (1990): 4882 (1757 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53532
De Kalb, IL (city, FIPS 19161) Location: 41.93063 N, 88.75191 W
Population (1990): 34925 (10915 housing units)
Area: 20.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60115
De Smet, SD (city, FIPS 16260) Location: 44.38664 N, 97.54777 W
Population (1990): 1172 (555 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57231
De Graff, MN (city, FIPS 15418) Location: 45.25924 N, 95.46890 W
Population (1990): 149 (67 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56233
De Graff, OH (village, FIPS 21378) Location: 40.31026 N, 83.91471 W
Population (1990): 1331 (490 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43318
De Witt, MO (city, FIPS 19378) Location: 39.38492 N, 93.22015 W
Population (1990): 125 (66 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64639
De Kalb, MO (town, FIPS 18946) Location: 39.58717 N, 94.92386 W
Population (1990): 222 (95 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64440
De Soto, GA (village, FIPS 22472) Location: 31.95433 N, 84.06374 W
Population (1990): 258 (100 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31743
De Witt, MI (city, FIPS 22120) Location: 42.83595 N, 84.57565 W
Population (1990): 3964 (1347 housing units)
Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
De Soto, WI (village, FIPS 19850) Location: 43.42693 N, 91.19671 W
Population (1990): 326 (155 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
De Witt, IL (village, FIPS 19798) Location: 40.18444 N, 88.78591 W
Population (1990): 122 (50 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
De Bary, FL (CDP, FIPS 16675) Location: 28.88342 N, 81.31176 W
Population (1990): 7176 (3404 housing units)
Area: 19.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
De Ridder, LA (city, FIPS 20610) Location: 30.84566 N, 93.29098 W
Population (1990): 9868 (4139 housing units)
Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
De Quincy, LA (city, FIPS 20575) Location: 30.44829 N, 93.44348 W
Population (1990): 3474 (1499 housing units)
Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
De Pue, IL (village, FIPS 19499) Location: 41.32972 N, 89.29577 W
Population (1990): 1729 (690 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
De Motte, IN (town, FIPS 17722) Location: 41.19965 N, 87.19920 W
Population (1990): 2482 (963 housing units)
Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
De Land, FL (city, FIPS 16875) Location: 29.03604 N, 81.29752 W
Population (1990): 16491 (7724 housing units)
Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
De Funiak Spring, FL Zip code(s): 32433
De Kalb Junction, NY Zip code(s): 13630
Ranchos De Taos, NM (CDP, FIPS 61710) Location: 36.36290 N, 105.60329 W
Population (1990): 1779 (711 housing units)
Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 87557
Ponce De Leon, FL Zip code(s): 32455
Coto De Caza, CA (CDP, FIPS 16580) Location: 33.60412 N, 117.58604 W
Population (1990): 2853 (1088 housing units)
Area: 26.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 92679
Puerto De Luna, NM Zip code(s): 88432
Havre De Grace, MD Zip code(s): 21078
De Valls Bluff, AR (town, FIPS 18640) Location: 34.78573 N, 91.46079 W
Population (1990): 702 (355 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72041
De Tour Village, MI (village, FIPS 21780) Location: 45.98596 N, 83.90228 W
Population (1990): 407 (292 housing units)
Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 12.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49725
De Leon Springs, FL (CDP, FIPS 16975) Location: 29.11744 N, 81.35179 W
Population (1990): 1481 (576 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32130
Ponce De Leon, MO Zip code(s): 65728
Ponce de Leon, FL (town, FIPS 58175) Location: 30.72195 N, 85.93704 W
Population (1990): 406 (207 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
West De Land, FL (CDP, FIPS 76087) Location: 29.01543 N, 81.33342 W
Population (1990): 3389 (1319 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
North De Land, FL (CDP, FIPS 49275) Location: 29.04929 N, 81.29820 W
Population (1990): 1493 (627 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Havre de Grace, MD (city, FIPS 37600) Location: 39.54717 N, 76.09899 W
Population (1990): 8952 (3786 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)
De Witt County, IL (county, FIPS 39) Location: 40.16962 N, 88.90469 W
Population (1990): 16516 (6942 housing units)
Area: 1029.8 sq km (land), 19.6 sq km (water)
De Soto Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 31) Location: 32.06172 N, 93.73595 W
Population (1990): 25346 (10919 housing units)
Area: 2272.1 sq km (land), 44.8 sq km (water)
De Funiak Springs, FL (city, FIPS 16800) Location: 30.71958 N, 86.12309 W
Population (1990): 5120 (2465 housing units)
Area: 27.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
De Land Southwest, FL (CDP, FIPS 16937) Location: 29.00690 N, 81.31096 W
Population (1990): 1249 (524 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
De Kalb County, IN (county, FIPS 33) Location: 41.39553 N, 84.99971 W
Population (1990): 35324 (13601 housing units)
Area: 939.9 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM (village, FIPS 43930) Location: 35.16513 N, 106.64899 W
Population (1990): 3955 (1581 housing units)
Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA (CDP, FIPS 11691) Location: 32.76540 N, 116.93808 W
Population (1990): 30727 (11108 housing units)
Area: 33.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA (city, FIPS 22300) Location: 35.63228 N, 120.66419 W
Population (1990): 18583 (7599 housing units)
Area: 34.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fleur-de-lis
Fleur`-de-lis`\, n.; pl. Fleurs-de-lis. [F., flower of the lily. Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily.]1. (Bot.) The iris. See Flower-de-luce. 2. 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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