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fleur-de-lis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fleur-de-lis /ˌfləːdəˈliː/ (also fleur-de-lys)

▶noun (pl. fleurs-de-lis pronunc. same)

1 Art & Heraldry a stylized lily composed of three petals bound together near their bases.

2 a variety of iris.

– origin ME: from OFr. flour de lys ‘flower of the lily’.

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