fleurettée

adjective

fleu·​ret·​tée

variants or less commonly fleuretté

¦flər‧ə¦tā,

¦flu̇rə¦-

or florettée

¦flōrə¦-

or floretty

flōˈretē

1

or less commonly fleurty

ˈflərtē,

ˈflu̇(ə)r-

of a cross : having each arm terminated by the head of a fleur-de-lis which has the appearance of being attached to the end of the arm rather than constituting a part of it

2

: fleury sense 2

3

: semée-de-lis

Word History

Etymology

Middle English florette, flourte, flortee, from Middle French floureté ornamented with flowery designs, from flourete small flower

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