fleur

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noun

fleur-de-lis

OriginFrench fleur →
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Meanings

fleur1

nounfleur (plural fleurs)

plural fleurs

  1. fleur-de-lis

Fleur2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French in quiet use since the 1920s.

    "Ma petite fleur!" Annette said softly. "Fleur," repeated Soames: "Fleur! we'll call her that."

    1920 John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga: In Chancery:III: Chapter 14

Origin

fleur · noun

  1. Frenchfleur“flower”
  2. Englishfleur

An ellipsis of fleur-de-lis from French fleur (“flower”). Doublet of flor, flour, and flower.

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Fleur · proper noun

  1. Frenchfleur“flower”
  2. EnglishFleur

French fleur (“flower”), name of a character in Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga.

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Cite this entry
APA

fleur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleur

MLA

“fleur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleur.

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