fleuron
/ˈflʊərɒn
/ /ˈfləːrɒn/noun
1A flower-shaped ornament or motif, used especially on buildings, coins, and books.At Ghent the bell is surrounded by recessed mouchettes and crowned by a fleuron that rises to the shallow enframing arch, all of which is set within the rectangular field above each window....
- They tend to come in threes, though a single fleuron can be useful to indicate the beginning of a paragraph.
- Eight crowns with alternating large and small fleurons are described.
2A small piece of puff pastry used for garnishing.He compares the rolls they ate to ‘those flaky pieces of baked dough that the French call fleurons.’...
- It's traditional to serve poached salmon with a fleuron
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French floron, from flour (see flower).
Rhymes
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