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FLEUR-DE-LYS (fleurs-de-lys)
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Irregular inflected form: fleurs-de-lys
Dictionary entry overview: What does fleur-de-lys mean?
• FLEUR-DE-LYS (noun)
The noun FLEUR-DE-LYS has 1 sense:
1. (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
Familiarity information: FLEUR-DE-LYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fleur-de-lis; fleur-de-lys
Hypernyms ("fleur-de-lys" is a kind of...):
armorial bearing; bearing; charge; heraldic bearing (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
Domain category:
heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
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