fleuret

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noun

An ornament resembling a small flower.

OriginFrench fleurette →
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Meanings

nounfleuret (plural fleurets)

plural fleurets · alternative fleurette

  1. An ornament resembling a small flower.
  2. A fencing foil.

Origin

  1. Frenchfleurette
  2. Englishfleuret

From French fleurette, diminutive of fleur (“flower”). Doublet of floret and floweret.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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