Fleurs-de-lis
dlˈi, -ˈis, ˌflʊər-; Also, fleur-de-lys (for defs 1, 2).
Origin:
1300–50; < French; replacing Middle English flourdelis < Anglo-French flour de lis, literally, lily flower
1300–50; < French; replacing Middle English flourdelis < Anglo-French flour de lis, literally, lily flower
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fleur-de-lys or fleur-de-lis (ˌflɜːdəˈliː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl fleurs-de-lys, fleurs-de-lis | |
| 1. | heraldry a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals |
| 2. | another name for iris |
| [C19: from Old French flor de lis, literally: lily flower] | |
| fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lis (ˌflɜːdəˈliː, ˌflɜːdəˈliːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Old French flor de lis, literally: lily flower] | |
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fleur-de-lis
also fleur de lis, mid-14c., from O.Fr., lit. "flower of the lily," especially borne as a heraldic device on the royal arms of France. Perhaps originally representing an iris, or the head of a scepter, or a weapon of some sort.
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