1. Plural of fleuron; small decorative designs or ornaments, typically flower-shaped, used in printing, bookbinding, or architectural decoration.
Usage: Most commonly used in printing and book design contexts.; Also appears in architecture and decorative arts.

Examples

• The printer used delicate fleurons to frame the chapter headings in the antique book.
• Fleurons adorned the corners of the title page, adding elegance to the manuscript.
• The bookbinder selected brass fleurons to decorate the leather cover.
• Victorian designers favored fleurons as borders in their ornamental layouts.
• The architect incorporated fleurons into the frieze above the doorway.