Definition of fleuron in English:
fleuron
noun
1A flower-shaped ornament, used especially on buildings, coins, books, and pastry.
‘At Ghent the bell is surrounded by recessed mouchettes and crowned by a fleuron that rises to the shallow enframing arch, all of which is set within the rectangular field above each window.’- ‘They tend to come in threes, though a single fleuron can be useful to indicate the beginning of a paragraph.’
- ‘Eight crowns with alternating large and small fleurons are described.’
- 1.1A small pastry puff used for garnishing.‘He compares the rolls they ate to ‘those flaky pieces of baked dough that the French call fleurons.’’
- ‘It's traditional to serve poached salmon with a fleuron’
Pronunciation
Origin
Late Middle English from Old French floron, from flour (see flower).
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