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fleur-de-lis
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fleur-de-lis 		fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys  audio  (flūrd-l, flr-) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys   (flūrd-lz, flr-) KEY  
  1. An iris, especially a white-flowered form of Iris germanica.
  2. Heraldry A device consisting of a stylized three-petaled iris flower, used as the armorial emblem of the kings of France.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English flour de lice, from Old French flor de lis : flor, flower + de, of + lis, lily



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