millefleur

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noun

A background of many small flowers and plants, popular in tapestry of the Middle Ages in Europe.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounmillefleur (plural millefleurs)

plural millefleurs · alternative mille-fleur

  1. A background of many small flowers and plants, popular in tapestry of the Middle Ages in Europe.

Origin

French, meaning "thousand flowers".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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