fleury
1 Americanadjective
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terminating in fleurs-de-lis.
a cross fleury.
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ornamented with fleurs-de-lis.
noun
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André Hercule de 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
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Claude 1640–1723, French ecclesiastical historian.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fleury
1375–1425; late Middle English flourre < Middle French fleure, derivative of fleur flower; -ee
Example Sentences
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In the rear open kitchen, Manon Fleury turned humble winter produce into memorable dishes: Fried sweet-potato threads mimicked a mini funnel cake, dabbed with loquat jam.
"When you go through a tragedy in which 40 people -- 40 children, 40 teens -- have gone and another 100 are in rehabilitation or intensive care, there are obviously questions to be asked," said Alexandre Fleury, father of a youngster who remained hospitalised.
From Barron's
Co-authors of the study include Amit Bhardwaj, Blaise Fleury, Eldo Abraham and Taewoo Lee, all postdoctoral research associates in the Department of Physics at CU Boulder.
From Science Daily
Another fan, Jordany Fleury, said it "would've been better had the bros had their Italian accents", referring to Mario and his brother Luigi's American voices.
From Barron's
But in all the times Chris visits this wonderful new world, we never meet Adebayo’s counterpart, or the carbon copies of Earth Prime’s multicultural A.R.G.U.S. hit team hunting Peacemaker, led by Tim Meadows’ Agent Fleury.
From Salon
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