fleuret
English
Alternative forms
- fleurette
Etymology
From French fleurette, diminutive of fleur (“flower”). Doublet of floret and floweret.
Noun
fleuret (plural fleurets)
- An ornament resembling a small flower.
- A fencing foil.
Anagrams
- treeful
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flœ.ʁɛ/
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Noun
fleuret m (plural fleurets)
- (fencing) foil (weapon)
Derived terms
- fleurettiste
Descendants
- → Czech: fleret
- → Danish: fleuret
- → Turkish: flöre
Further reading
- “fleuret”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.