fleuk

A Scotch form of fluke2. fleur de coin (fler de kwan). [F.: fleur, flower, bloom; de, of; coin, die: see flower, de2, coin 1.] In numismatical descriptions, noting a coin in the highest state of preservation, tion, and practically as fresh as when it left the mint. fleur-de-lis (fier-de-lē'), n.; pl. fleurs - de - lis (flér-de-lē'). [Formerly [Formerly also fleur -de- lys; F. fleur de lis, flower of the lily: see flower and lily. In E. half translated, flow er-de- lis, flower de-luce, q. v.] 1. In her., a bearing as to the origin of which there is Various forms of the Fleur-de-lis. much dispute, some authorities maintaining that it represents the lily, others that it represents the head of a lance or some such warlike weapon. The fleur-de-lis has long been the distinctive bearing of the royal family of France. It is borne on some coats one, on others three, on others five, and on some semée, or spread all over the escutcheon in indeterminate number. 2. In bot., the iris: commonly called flower de - luce. O'er her tall blades the crested fleur - de - lis , Like blue-eyed Pallas, towers erect and free. O. W. Holmes, Spring. Dutch fleur-de-lis, in her., a fleur-de-lis of peculiar form used by some continental heralds, in which the part below the cro -bar repeats exactly or nearly the part above. Fleur-de-lis couped, in her., a fleur-de-lis from which the parts below the cro -bar have been removed. The cro -bar itself is sometimes complete and sometimes divided horizontally in the middle. Fleur-de-lis of three lilies, in her., a bearing consisting of three bell shaped flowers with their stalks arranged so as to form a figure resembling the conventional fleur-de-lis. Also called fleur-de-lis of three tulips. Fleur-de-lis seeded, in her., the more decorative form of fleur-de-lis, in which two between the central and the side leaves. of water for a day or two, and afterward dried. Also called flowers of madder, refined madder, madder - bloom. [Rare.]