Fleur-de-lis
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The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys (plural: fleurs-de-lis) is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means flower, and lis means lily) or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in French heraldry.
The fleur-de-lis is represented in Unicode at U+269C in the Miscellaneous Symbols block.
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See also
- Cross fleury
- Gallery of French coats of arms
- Jessant-de-lys
- Palmette
- Prince of Wales's feathers
- Tree of Life
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