fleuron

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fleuron

/ˈflʊɹɑn/ US
/ˈfluɹɑn/ US
/ˈflɝɑn/ US
/ˈfl(j)ʊəɹɒn/ UK
/ˈfl(j)əɹɑn/ Canada

Rhymes with -ʊəɹɒn, -uːɹɒn, -ɜːɹɒn

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

noun fleurons

An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.
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 ❦, 🙐, 🙘, 🙠, 🙨, ☘, 🙬, 🕊, ✾, 𐡷, 𐫱.

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"fleuron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fleuron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fleuron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fleuron

Chicago

"fleuron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fleuron.

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@misc{fleuron_2026,
  title = {fleuron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fleuron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}