Cross fleury

A cross fleury (or flory) is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers in heraldry.^[1] It generally contains the fleur-de-lis, trefoils, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include fleuretty, fleuronny, floriated and flourished.^[2]

In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from the cross patonce.^[3]

[1]
Newton, William (1846). A Display of Heraldry. William Pickering. p. 165. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
[2]
Gough, Henry (1894). A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. J. Parker. p. 267. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Cross fleury or flory.
[3]
Berry, William (1828). Encyclopædia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry. author. p. 191. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Cross fleury flory or cross patonce.

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[1] [1]
Newton, William (1846). A Display of Heraldry. William Pickering. p. 165. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[2] [2]
Gough, Henry (1894). A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. J. Parker. p. 267. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Cross fleury or flory.

[3] [3]
Berry, William (1828). Encyclopædia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry. author. p. 191. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Cross fleury flory or cross patonce.

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