Defn: To float; to swim. [Obs.] "Whether I sink or flete." Chaucer.
FLETIFEROUS Fle*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. fletifer; fletus a weeping (from flere, fletum, to weep) + ferre to bear.]
Defn: Producing tears. [Obs.] Blount.
FLEUR-DE-LIS
Fleur`-de-lis`, n.; pl. Fleurs-de-lis. Etym: [F., flower of the lily.
Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The iris. See Flower-de-luce.
2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France.
FLEURON
Fleu`ron", n. [F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. Floroon.]
Defn: A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower- shaped part in a necklace.
FLEURY
Fleur"y, a. Etym: [F. fleuri covered with flowers, p.p. of fleurir.
See Flourish.] (Her.)