flower-de-lis
11flower-de-luce — | ̷ ̷də|lüs noun (plural flowers de luce) Etymology: Middle English flour de luce, from Anglo French, alteration of Middle French flor de lis, flour de lis, literally, lily flower : iris II 2 compare fleur de lis …
12flower-de-luce — /flaʊə də ˈlus/ (say flowuh duh loohs) noun Obsolete Poetic 1. → fleur de lis. 2. the lily. {old variant of fleur de lis influenced by flower} …
13flower-de-luce — /flow euhr deuh loohs /, n. the iris flower or plant. [1630 40; Anglicization of F fleur de lis] * * * …
14flower — Synonyms and related words: Chinese lantern, Christmas rose, Eglantine, acacia, advance, androecium, anther, arrowhead, asiaticism, aster, attain majority, axiom, azalea, batten, bead, bear fruit, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, best, bleeding… …
15Fleur de lis Court — 1) East out of Fetter Lane at No. 9, and north to Trinity Church Passage (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. First mention: Flower de luce Alley (O. and M. 1677). Other forms : Flower de Luce Court, Flower de lyz Court (Hatton …
16Fleur de lis Court, Houndsditch — East out of Houndsditch at 110 (P.O. Directory). In Portsoken Ward. Former names : Flower de luce Court (O. and M. 1677). Flower de lis Court (Strype, 1720). Snuff Yard (Rocque, 1746). Flower de luce alley (Boyle, 1799). Probably derived …
17fleur-de-lis — n. [Fr.] Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus), flower de luce, flower de lis, iris …
18Fleur-de-lis — The fleur de lys (or fleur de lis, plural: fleurs de lis; pronEng|ˌfləː(r)dəˈliː (Pronounced|ˌfləː(r)dəˈlɪs in Quebec), translated from French as lily flower ) is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively… …
19fleur-de-lis — /flerr dl ee , ees , floor /; Fr. /fluerdd deuh lees /, n., pl. fleurs de lis /flerr dl eez , floor /; Fr. /fluerdd deuh lees /. 1. a heraldic device somewhat resembling three petals or floral segments of an iris tied by an encircling band. 2.… …
20Fleur-de-lis — n.; pl. {Fleurs de lis}. [F., flower of the lily. Cf. {Flower de luce}, {Lily}.] 1. (Bot.) The iris. See {Flower de luce}. [1913 Webster] 2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration …
