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Cross fleury

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A cross fleury

Across fleury(orflory) is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers inheraldry.[1]It generally contains thefleur-de-lis,trefoils,etc. Synonyms or minor variants includefleuretty,fleuronny,floriatedandflourished.[2]

In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from thecross patonce.[3]

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References

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  1. ^Newton, William (1846).A Display of Heraldry.William Pickering. p. 165.Retrieved16 February2020.
  2. ^Gough, Henry (1894).A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry.J. Parker. p.267.Retrieved16 February2020.Cross fleury or flory.
  3. ^Berry, William (1828).Encyclopædia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry.author. p. 191.Retrieved16 February2020.Cross fleury flory or cross patonce.