fleury

[ flur-ee, floor-ee ]

/ ˈflɜr i, ˈflʊər i /

adjective Heraldry.

terminating in fleurs-de-lis: a cross fleury.

ornamented with fleurs-de-lis.

Also flory.

Origin of fleury

1375–1425; late Middle English flourre<Middle French fleure, derivative of fleurflower; see -ee

Words nearby fleury

Fleur, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flexagon

Definition for fleury (2 of 2)

Fleury

[ flœ-ree ]

/ flœˈri /

noun

An·dré Her·cule de

[ahn-drey er-kyl duh], /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/, 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.

Claude

[klohd], /kloʊd/, 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian.

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Example sentences from the Web for fleury

There was terrible slaughter; most of the company of artillery were destroyed; Fleury himself was wounded.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving
The contest raged most bitterly over the ruins of Thiaumont and Fleury.
World's War Events, Vol. II|Various
Fleury opposed it, and with such influence over the other plenipotentiaries as to secure its rejection.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power|John S. C. Abbott
Colonel Fleury was the first to enter the fort and strike the British standard.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)|John Marshall

Fleury differs a little from this legend, but has substantively preserved it.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for fleury

Fleury

/ (French flœri) /

noun

André Hercule de (ɑ̃dre ɛrkyl də). 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman: Louis XV's chief adviser and virtual ruler of France (1726–43)

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单词	fleury
释义	fleury [ flur-ee, floor-ee ] / ˈflɜr i, ˈflʊər i / adjective Heraldry. terminating in fleurs-de-lis: a cross fleury. ornamented with fleurs-de-lis. Also flory. Origin of fleury 1375–1425; late Middle English flourre<Middle French fleure, derivative of fleurflower; see -ee Words nearby fleury Fleur, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flexagon Definition for fleury (2 of 2) Fleury [ flœ-ree ] / flœˈri / noun An·dré Her·cule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh], /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/, 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman. Claude [klohd], /kloʊd/, 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fleury There was terrible slaughter; most of the company of artillery were destroyed; Fleury himself was wounded. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving\|Washington Irving The contest raged most bitterly over the ruins of Thiaumont and Fleury. World's War Events, Vol. II\|Various Fleury opposed it, and with such influence over the other plenipotentiaries as to secure its rejection. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power\|John S. C. Abbott Colonel Fleury was the first to enter the fort and strike the British standard. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)\|John Marshall Fleury differs a little from this legend, but has substantively preserved it. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) British Dictionary definitions for fleury Fleury / (French flœri) / noun André Hercule de (ɑ̃dre ɛrkyl də). 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman: Louis XV's chief adviser and virtual ruler of France (1726–43) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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