Meaning of fleur-de-lised | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of fleur-de-lysed.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Then the Preſident thought it was time to acquaint the Aſſembly, that he had not been utterly unapprized of the deſign of the Monarch; that although he had not received official intimation, he had heard enough to provide⟳ for ſome diſpoſition, which, to comply with the wiſhes of the King, conſiſted only in removing of the tables of the Preſident and the Secretaries, and throwing a fleur de liſed carpet on the Preſident’s chair, for the accommodation of the King.[…]The Preſident having received him at the door, and handed him to the fleur de liſed chair.”

“If you will believe⟳ Boethius and Buchanan, the double⟳ tressure round the shield, mentioned p. 193., counter fleur-de-lised, or lingued and armed azure, was first assumed by Achaius, King of Scotland, contemporary of Charlemagne, and founder of the celebrated League with France;”

“This mantle is of white satin also, but is fleur-de-lised in silver, and trimmed with two rows of Alencon lace, intercepted from point⟳ to point⟳ by garlands of white, leafless roses, intermingled with orange blossoms.”

““My brother,” replied the French prince, “you ask⟳ me for a million,—me, who was never possessed of a quarter of that sum! I possess⟳ nothing. I am no more king of France than you are king of England. I am a name⟳, a cipher dressed in fleur-de-lised velvet,—that is all. I am upon a visible throne; that is my only advantage over your Majesty. I have⟳ nothing; I can do nothing.””

“A few of the fleur-de-lised stood on top of their 10-6 record⟳ while peeling away the carpet stains of another nail-gnawer and allowed as to how said numbers were good enough to get⟳ some teams into the playoffs.”

“In the meantime, tourists looking for a shorthand course in what happens from St. Denis St. eastward can join⟳ the fleur-de-liséd crowd when Marjo and her longtime guitar consort Jean Millaire work⟳ their mojo.”

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