fleuron

English

Etymology

From Old French floron (“flower”), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

fleuron (plural fleurons)

  1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
    Coordinate term: finial
  2. (architecture) The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
  3. (typography) A decorative typographic element, used to separate passages or simply for decoration. Often doubled, e.g. 🙚 🙘 or 🙘🙚, or combined with other fleurons into a short line.
    Fleurons include ❦, 🙐, 🙘, 🙠, 🙨, ☘, 🙬, 🕊, ✾, 𐡷, 𐫱.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “fleuron”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French floron, fleur +‎ -on, architectural sense probably influenced by Italian fiorone.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flœ.ʁɔ̃/
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Noun

fleuron m (plural fleurons)

  1. (crown) jewel
  2. (architecture) fleuron, finial
  3. (typography) fleuron
  4. (botany) floret
  5. (figuratively) jewel, emblem
  6. (cooking) a puff pastry croissant that accompanies certain dishes in sauce

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “fleuron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

    Borrowed from French fleuron.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /flø.ˈron/
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Hyphenation: fleu‧ron

    Noun

    fleuron m (plural fleuroni)

    1. fleuron

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative fleuron fleuronul fleuroni fleuronii
    genitive-dative fleuron fleuronului fleuroni fleuronilor
    vocative fleuronule fleuronilor
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