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fleuret

fleuret noun: an ornament resembling a small flower.

Noun

fleuret (plural fleurets)

  1. An ornament resembling a small flower.
  2. A fencing foil.

Forms of fleuret

pluralfleurets
alternative formfleurette

Origin of fleuret

From French fleurette, diminutive of fleur (“flower”). Doublet of floret and floweret.

Questions about fleuret

What does fleuret mean?
Fleuret means an ornament resembling a small flower.
What part of speech is fleuret?
Fleuret is a noun.
What is the plural of fleuret?
The plural of fleuret is fleurets.

Words near fleuret in the dictionary

  1. Fleurant
  2. fleurantiid
  3. fleurantiids
  4. Fleurants
  5. fleurdelisé
  6. fleuret
  7. fleurets
  8. fleurette
  9. fleurettes
  10. fleuretty
  11. fleurettée

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