fleuret

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English

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Etymology

From French fleurette, diminutive of fleur (“flower”). Doublet of floret and floweret.

Noun

fleuret (plural fleurets)

  1. An ornament resembling a small flower.
  2. A fencing foil.

Anagrams

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flœ.ʁɛ/
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Noun

fleuret m (plural fleurets)

  1. (fencing) foil (weapon)
    • 1897, Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac:
      Ils font des armes avec des fleurets qu’ils ont apportés.
      They fence with the foils they have brought.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Czech: fleret
  • → Danish: fleuret
  • → Korean: 플뢰레 (peulloere)
  • → Turkish: flöre

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