Cross fleury
Heraldic charge
A cross fleury (or flory) is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers in heraldry. It generally contains the fleur-de-lis, trefoils, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include fleuretty, fleuronny, floriated and flourished.
In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from the cross patonce.
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