fleurn.
/fləː/, U.S. /flər/ 1. An ornamental flower.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > flowers
flowerc1230
flourishingc1384
fleuronc1385
rose1415
pansyc1450
columbine1459
lily1459
fleur-de-lis1475
heartseasea1542
honeysuckle1548
flower-work1601
floretry1615
branching1652
fleuret1811
anthemion1816
rosace1823
fleur1841
flowering1862
flowerage1864
millefleurs1908
rosette1931
1841 E. Hawkins Silver Coins Eng. (1876) 178 Annulet enclosing pellet in place of the fleurs in the angles.
2.
a. A kind of woollen stuff (see quot. 1883).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > stout or durable > serge > types of
fingering1611
serge-wale1682
denim1695
sagathy1707
caddis1714
sergette1858
fleur1883
1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 697/1 Fleur is..a serge ground on which are large patterns in a sort of weaving like a Brussels carpet, and of a numerous mixture of colours all deftly blending, so that no one tone prevails.
b. In names of artificial silk materials, as fleur de chine, fleur de soie (also fleursoie).
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1927 Daily Express 5 Apr. 3 It is practically impossible to tell the newest material ‘fleur de Chine’ from crêpe de Chine.
1928 Times 9 May 10/4 A draped gown of parchment fleur de soie, trimmed with old lace.
1928 Daily Express 23 July 5/2 Fleursoie, a soft firm material rather like triple georgette.
3. fleur de coin n. /də kwɛ̃/ Numismatics mint or perfect condition.
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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > perfect condition of coin
eruditiona1719
fleur de coin1892
1892 Spink & Son's Numismatic Circ. Dec. 14/2 F.D.C. = Fleur de coin.
1931 Notes & Queries 12 Dec. 430/2 The expression ‘mint state’ has passed on from our fraternity... The strange old French expression fleur de coin has generally been substituted for it, as expressing that exquisite gloss which characterizes virgin new-born specimens.
1966 P. A. Rayner Coin Collecting for Amateurs i. 5 The following are the main degrees of condition used in this country: F.D.C. (Fleur-de-Coin): literally—flower of the coin, a French term used to denote perfect mint state with absolutely no wear or damage, [etc.].
Derivatives
fleured adj. [+ -ed suffix2] adorned or marked with a fleur or fleurs.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > flowers or fleurs-de-lis
flowered1592
well-flowered1597
liliated1643
flowery1667
thistled1745
lilied1796
rosed1823
fleured1841
fleur-de-lised1843
floriated1845
florulent1859
floriate1894
flower-printed1952
1841 E. Hawkins Silver Coins Eng. (1876) 246 The arch on the king's breast is not fleured, but terminates in a crescent.
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