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fleuret

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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fleuret (plural fleurets)

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

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flœ.ʁɛ/
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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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

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