FLEUR-DE-LIS

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The iris. See Flower-de-luce.

2.
n.

A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.


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