The use of the fleur-de-lis is not of French origin. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls] Reference
I was thinking a repeated pattern of fleur-de-lis and MR. From Wordnik.com. [What hue shall we do?] Reference
Abraham, and the fleur-de-lis was struck on the old fort of the. From Wordnik.com. [Canada] Reference
Why was the fleur-de-lis placed on the shield supplied to the statue?. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls] Reference
The players wear the fleur-de-lis on their jersey, a sign of the city. From Wordnik.com. [MLS Needs More Than a New Stadium] Reference
It was a piece of fence, or gate, with fleur-de-lis type ornamentation. From Wordnik.com. [MK's Creative Musings] Reference
The only one without the fleur-de-lis prison bars was the picture window. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
In reference to your question about the fleur-de-lis on King Arthur's shield. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls] Reference
XVIII, with its upholstering of velvet embroidered with the golden fleur-de-lis. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
That draught of hyssop and fleur-de-lis that you got from him - it never was used. From Wordnik.com. [The Confession of Brother Haluin]
They who bore the fleur-de-lis were always in the van, patient, daring, indomitable. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a javelin with three pikes. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
He was dressed in a navy suit, a blue shirt and a gray tie with a small fleur-de-lis pattern. From Wordnik.com. [Office Politics] Reference
Bound in brown morocco, richly blind-tooled, with Tudor rose, fleur-de-lis and acorn emblems. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University] Reference
Hard by stood the column of stone, graven with the fleur-de-lis, planted here on the former voyage. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863] Reference
The German iris is an easy grower; the French fleur-de-lis is lovely with its more delicate blossom. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
The innermost order has a very uncommon moulding -- large chevrons with a fleur-de-lis in the angles. From Wordnik.com. [The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
I didn't realize they made a hornet logo out of the fleur-de-lis until I saw them play the Spurs recently. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
I am wearing a fleur-de-lis T-shirt and jeans from Lucky, and my least favorite color - and food - is olive. From Wordnik.com. [mighty pleasin', pappy's corn squeezin'] Reference
It's golden-hued stucco exterior is adorned with fleur-de-lis, imposing Grecian urns and a red Spanish tile roof. From Wordnik.com. [Back To Oscar's Roots] Reference
She and Marjorie had each received square, khaki-colored envelopes, with the well-known fleur-de-lis on the flap. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts' Good Turn] Reference
For instance, in the relief ornament of frieze and cornice the fleur-de-lis was replaced by the ear of corn motif. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
Her ivory neck and face rises like a stamen from her red satin dress, perhaps evoking the Florentine fleur-de-lis. From Wordnik.com. [Bronzino's Medici portraits – review] Reference
With its tall fleur-de-lis trellises covered in ivy and other strategic plantings, the cozy area offered seclusion. From Wordnik.com. [Honeymoon]
It is named after the Greek goddess Iris, and it is strongly believed to be the flower associated with the fleur-de-lis. From Wordnik.com. [2007 January « Salt and Pepper.] Reference
This currency bore the crown and fleur-de-lis and signatures of officials, and gradually became depreciated and worthless. From Wordnik.com. [Canada] Reference
The dials on these planes showed the usual hour by the shade of a fleur-de-lis fastened to the top or bottom of each plane. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 400, November 21, 1829] Reference
Acadian's helicopter, painted with a fleur-de-lis flag, took off from Houma, at the edge of south Louisiana's vast marshes. From Wordnik.com. [Oil riggers on ship that exploded in Gulf of Mexico describe fateful night] Reference
The green silk strip, piece of marbled fabric and the fleur-de-lis stencil paper are from the grab-bag I won on Susan's blog. From Wordnik.com. [Journal Quilt Project - Week 19] Reference
She studied the paisley pattern in the carpet and the fleur-de-lis shapes of the leaded glass in the upper part of the window. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
Linda picked out a repeated near fleur-de-lis design mingled with a hopscotch box pattern in white stitching and felt relieved. From Wordnik.com. [In amber: a tale of Mexican discovery] Reference
A man-of-war came sailing into the harbour, and from her masthead floated, not the fleur-de-lis, but the blood-red flag of England. From Wordnik.com. [Canada] Reference
I can't see what possible connection Arthur could have had with France, for I always thought that the fleur-de-lis was not borne by any. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls] Reference
I also created a ring with a dog's head, a cat pendant, a bug-eyed quadruped extraterrestrial, a fleur-de-lis, a barbaric bracelet, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Embryography of a jeweler Raúl Ybarra] Reference
Plaster-and-lath construction, fleur-de-lis crown molding, domed icon recesses, and solid oak floorboards joined as tight as welded steel. From Wordnik.com. [The Coffin Dancer]
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