Fleur-de-lis
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FLEUR-DE-LIS (Fr. "lily flower"), an heraldic device, very widespread in the armorial bearings of all countries, but more particularly associated with the royal house of France.
Fleur-de-lis is also an emblem of royalty given to the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven.
fleur-de-lis
French lily flower; heraldic flower with three petals forming a stylized lily.
floor plan or ground plan ...
fleur-de-lis Stylized lily which served as symbol for the French monarchy
fluting: Shallow, concave grooves running vertically on a column, pilaster, or other surface See also: column, shaft, pier, pilaster
Flying butress: ...
Fleur-de-lis
(a) a white iris, the royal emblem of France; (b) a stylized representation of an iris, common in artistic design and heraldry.
Flutes, fluting ...
Fleur-de-lis: Stylized lily which served as symbol for the French monarchy. Floor plan: Horizontal cross-section of a building as the building would look at ground level.
finial - an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify ...
Finial - A formal ornament at the top of a canopy, gable, pinnacle, etc.; usually a detached foliated fleur-de-lis form.
Finial Viollet-Le-Duc ...
 See also: Flower, Architecture, Ornament, Church, Gothic
  
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