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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fleur-de-lis also fleur-de-lys /ˌflɜrdəˈli, -dəˈlis, ˌflʊr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys /ˌflɜrdəˈliz, ˌflʊr-/.USA pronunciation - Heraldry, Architecturea representation of an iris with three petals tied by a band, used as a design or symbol.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fleur-de-lis (flûr′dl ē′, -ēs′, flŏŏr′-; Fr. flœr də lēs′),USA pronunciation n., pl. fleurs-de-lis (flûr′dl ēz′, flŏŏr′-; Fr. flœr də lēs′).USA pronunciation - Foreign Terms, Heraldrya heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band.
- Foreign Terms, Heraldrythe heraldic bearing of the royal family of France.
- Foreign Terms, Plant Biologythe iris flower or plant.
Also, fleur-de-lys (for defs. 1, 2). - Anglo-French flour de lis, literally, lily flower
- French; replacing Middle English flourdelis
- 1300–50
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