Fleuron must be some rare and deadly gas, yes?
Nope.
A fleuron can either be a design representing a flower, leaves or leaf:
❦
(that one is used to mark divisions in blocks of type)
(that's one from the top of a building)
Spanish grandee's crown, illustration by Einzelheiten
zur Genehmigung
or a fleuron can be a twiddly bit of pastry on the top of a pie:
photo by Matman
from Lublin
They're both deeply good things as far as I'm concerned.
Enjoy!
Spot the Frippet: fleuron. This word comes from the Old French flor, flower.
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