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fleuron.

An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflʊɹɑn/General-American/ˈfluɹɑn/General-American/ˈflɝɑn/General-American/ˈfl(j)ʊəɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower

  2. The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.

  3. 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.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.