"fleuron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflʊɹɑn/ [General-American], /ˈfluɹɑn/ [General-American], /ˈflɝɑn/ [General-American], /ˈfl(j)ʊəɹɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfl(j)əɹɑn/ [Canada] Forms: fleurons [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹɒn, -uːɹɒn, -ɜːɹɒn Etymology: From Old French floron (“flower”), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|floron||flower}} Old French floron (“flower”), {{cog|fr|fleuron}} French fleuron Head templates: {{en-noun}} fleuron (plural fleurons)
  1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
    Sense id: en-fleuron-en-noun-p3jbHty9
  2. (architecture) The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos. Categories (topical): Architectural elements
    Sense id: en-fleuron-en-noun-w0kARzHU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 20 23 6 1 4 26 5 12 Topics: architecture
  3. (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. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-fleuron-en-noun-LQUPajyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 20 23 6 1 4 26 5 12 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: asterism (alt: ), dinkus (alt: * * *), dingbat

Inflected forms

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