fleuron

From Old French floron (“flower”), spelling later changed to match modern French fleuron.^[1]

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈflʊɹɑn/, /ˈfluɹɑn/, /ˈflɝɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfl(j)ʊəɹɒn/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfl(j)əɹɑn/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹɒn, -uːɹɒn, -ɜːɹɒn

fleuron (plural fleurons)

1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower

   Coordinate term: finial

2. (architecture) The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
3. (typography) A decorative typographic element, used to separate passages or simply for decoration. Often doubled, e.g. 🙚 🙘 or 🙘🙚, or combined with other fleurons into a short line.

   Fleurons include ❦, 🙐, 🙘, 🙠, 🙨, ☘, 🙬, 🕊, ✾, 𐡷, 𐫱.

• asterism (⁂)
• dinkus (* * *)
• dingbat

Inherited from Old French floron, fleur +‎ -on, architectural sense probably influenced by Italian fiorone.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /flœ.ʁɔ̃/

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fleuron m (plural fleurons)

1. (crown) jewel
2. (architecture) fleuron, finial
3. (typography) fleuron
4. (botany) floret
5. (figuratively) jewel, emblem
6. (cooking) a puff pastry croissant that accompanies certain dishes in sauce

• “fleuron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French fleuron.

• IPA^(key): /flø.ˈron/
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: fleu‧ron

fleuron m (plural fleuroni)

1. fleuron