Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FLEURON
Fleu `ron ", n. [F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. Floroon. ]
Defn: A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower- shaped part in a necklace.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fleuron
fleu ron |ˈflərˌän, ˈflo͝or -ˈflərɑn | ▶noun a flower-shaped ornament, used esp. on buildings, coins, books, and pastry. • a small pastry puff used for garnishing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French floron, from flour ‘flower. ’
Oxford Dictionary
fleuron
fleuron |ˈflʊərɒn, ˈfləː -| ▶noun 1 a flower-shaped ornament or motif, used especially on buildings, coins, and books. 2 a small piece of puff pastry used for garnishing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French floron, from flour ‘flower ’.
Duden Dictionary
Fleuron
Fleu ron Substantiv, maskulin , der |fløˈrõː |französisch fleuron, zu: fleur = Blume, Blüte 1 Blumenverzierung in der Baukunst und im Buchdruck 2 Pluraletantum Kochkunst zur Garnierung von Speisen verwendete, ungesüßte Blätterteigstückchen
Fleurons
Fleu rons Pluralwort , die |fløˈrõːs |Plural ungesüßte Blätterteigstückchen
French Dictionary
fleuron
fleuron n. m. nom masculin 1 Ornement en forme de fleur. 2 figuré Ce qu ’il y a de plus remarquable, de plus enviable.
The Wordsmith Dictionary