Definition of fleur-de-lis Fleur-de-lis
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| fleur-de-lis - (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris | ||
| fleur-de-lys | ||
| armorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily | ||
| fleur-de-lis - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | ||
| iris, flag, sword lily | ||
| iridaceous plant any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae | ||
| genus iris large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes | ||
| bearded iris any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) | ||
| beardless iris any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) | ||
| bulbous iris any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb | ||
| iris cristata, dwarf iris low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States | ||
| gladdon, gladdon iris, iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa | ||
| iris persica, persian iris bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers | ||
| iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated | ||
| iris verna, vernal iris, dwarf iris low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States | ||
| blue flag, iris versicolor a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally | ||
| iris virginica, southern blue flag similar to blue flag; the eastern United States | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fleur-de-lis (n.)
The iris. See Flower-de-luce. - fleur-de-lis (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fleur-de-lis
flōōr′-de-lē′, n. the flower of the lily: (her.) a bearing explained as representing three flowers of the white lily joined together, or the white iris—commonly called Flower-de-luce:—pl. Fleurs′-de-lis′—the arms of the Bourbons and of France.—ns. Fleur′et, an ornament like a small flower: a fencing-foil; Fleur′y (her.), decorated with a fleur-de-lis, or with the upper part only. [Fr., lis being for L. lilium, a lily.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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fleur-de-lis
(Fr.). This celebrated emblem is derived from the white lily of the garden, or from the flag or iris. The Franks of old had a custom at the proclamation of their king, to elevate him upon a shield or target, and place in his hand a reed or flag in blossom, instead of a sceptre; and from that time the kings of the first and second race in France are represented with sceptres in their hands like the flag with its flowers, these flowers subsequently becoming the armorial bearings of France. In later times their arms were azure, three fleur-de-lis or. Many English and Scotch families bear the fleur-de-lis in some portion of their arms, and generally with some reference to France.
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