fleur-de-lys or fleur-de-lis (ˌflɜːdəˈliː) ![]() | |
| —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] | |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |