fleur-de-lis
/ˌflɝdəˈlis/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.72 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
noun
The main element in the logo of most Scouting organizations, representing a major theme in Scouting: the outdoors and wilderness.
name
A village in Blackwood community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1596).
Example Sentences
- "Adorned all with gemmes of endlesse price, […] And all embost with Lyons and with Flour-delice."
- "And waſh the Sanguin’d Fleur-de-Liſſes white."
- "The pillars of the door that opens to this room are compoſed of pikes, on the top of which are two coats of mail, probably thoſe of John king of France, and David king of Scotland, who were priſoners here: they are both inlaid with gold, and are ornamented with fleur-de-liſſes and thiſtles."
- "The tressure flowerie encompasses the lion of Scotland, to shew that he should defend the fleur-de-lisses, and these to continue a defence to the lion, the ancient imperial ensign of Scotland since Fergus I."
- "Just then, an attendant to whom the Queen had whispered returned; and taking a small case from her hand, Anne produced a bracelet somewhat similar to the very one with which Francesca had parted, excepting that it had her cipher, surrounded by a wreath of fleurs-de-lis. "Louis, will you offer this to Mademoiselle Carrara?""
- "“We was not ridin’ with a shipment of fleur-de-lisses,” Phineas countered."
Etymology
From earlier flower-de-luce, from Middle English flourdelis, from Anglo-Norman flour de lis (“lily flower”); later remodelled after modern French fleur de lis (“lily flower”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: flourdelis, flour de lis, fleur de lis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌflɝdəˈlis/
- British English: /ˌflɜːdəˈliːs/