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floweret

noun

Etymology

From Middle English flourette, from Old French florete. By surface analysis, flower + -et; compare flowerlet. Doublet of fleuret and floret.

  1. derived from florete
  2. inherited from flourette

Definitions

  1. A floret, or small or component flower

    • No more ſhall trenching Warre channell her fields, / Nor bruiſe her Flowrets with the Armed hoofes / Of hoſtile paces.
    • And, hark! she whispers in the zephyr's voice, Lift up thy head, fair floweret, and rejoice!
    • Handsome piece, with floweret at the apex, scrolls on the side, and a scalloped band around the middle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA