fleuron

English

Etymology

Old French floron (“flower”)

Noun

fleuron (plural fleurons)

an ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
(architecture) the small flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos
the typographic element (❧), used as a punctuation mark or for decoration.

French

Noun

fleuron m (plural fleurons)

(crown) jewel
(architecture) fleuron, finial
(botany) floret
(figuratively) jewel, emblem

Further reading

“fleuron” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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