fleuron
[
flur
-on,
fl
oo
r
-]
/ˈflɜr ɒn, ˈflʊər-/
noun
1.
a floral motif, as one used as a terminal point or in a decorative series on an object.
2.
Printing.
flower
(def 6).
Origin
1350-1400;
<
French;
Old French
floron,
equivalent to
flor
flower
+
-on
noun suffix; replacing
Middle English
flouroun
<
Old French
British Dictionary definitions for
fleuron
fleuron
/
ˈflʊərɒn;
-rən;
ˈflɜː-
/
noun
1.
another name for
flower
(sense 8)
2.
(
cookery
) a decorative piece of pastry
Word Origin
C14: from French, from Old French
floron
, from
flor
flower