fleuron

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈflʊɹɑn/
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/ˈflʊɹɑn/ · /ˈfluɹɑn/ · /ˈflɝɑn/ · /ˈfl(j)ʊəɹɒn/ · /ˈfl(j)əɹɑn/

Definition of fleuron

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
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noun

  1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
  2. The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
  3. 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.
    “Fleurons include ❦, 🙐, 🙘, 🙠, 🙨, ☘, 🙬, 🕊, ✾, 𐡷, 𐫱.”

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Etymology

From Old French floron (“flower”), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron.

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