Floroon

/ˈflɔːruːn/ noun

Definition

A heraldic or ornamental flower design, particularly a stylized floral pattern used in decorative arts and medieval manuscripts.

Etymology

Possibly from Old French 'floron' or a diminutive of 'flos' combined with suffix '-oon'; the exact origin is uncertain, but the term appears in heraldic and decorative arts vocabulary from the medieval period onward.

Kelly Says

Medieval monks spent months hand-painting floroons in the margins of manuscripts—these weren't just decorations, they were tiny acts of defiance against the serious business of copying religious texts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍሎሮን
flo-ro-on
ARالعربية
فلوروون
fil-oo-ro-on
BNবাংলা
ফ্লোরোন
flo-ro-on
CACatalà
floroon
flo-ro-on
CSČeština
floroon
flo-ro-on
DADansk
floroon
flo-ro-on
DEDeutsch
Floroon
flo-ro-on
ELΕλληνικά
φλωροόν
flo-ro-on
ESEspañol
floroon
flo-ro-on
FAفارسی
فلوروون
flo-ro-on
FISuomi
floroon
flo-ro-on
FRFrançais
floroon
flo-ro-on
GUGU
ફ્લોરૂન
flo-ro-on
HAHA
floroon
flo-ro-on
HEעברית
פלורoon
flo-ro-on
HIहिन्दी
फ्लोरोन
flo-ro-on
HUMagyar
floroon
flo-ro-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
floroon
flo-ro-on
IGIG
floroon
flo-ro-on
ITItaliano
floroon
flo-ro-on
JA日本語
フローーン
furo-oon
KKKK
флороон
flor-oon
KMKM
ហ្វឡូរូន
h-flo-roo-on
KO한국어
플로룬
peull-o-roon
MRMR
फ्लोरोन
flo-ro-on
MSBahasa Melayu
floroon
flo-ro-on
MYမြန်မာ
ဖလောရိုန်း
h-la-o-ro-on
NLNederlands
floroon
flo-ro-on
NONorsk
floroon
flo-ro-on
PAPA
ਫਲੋਰੂਨ
flo-ro-on
PLPolski
floroon
flo-ro-on
PTPortuguês
floroon
flo-ro-on
RORomână
floroon
flo-ro-on
RUРусский
флороон
flor-oon
SVSvenska
floroon
flo-ro-on
SWKiswahili
floroon
flo-ro-on
TAதமிழ்
ஃபுளோரூன்
foo-lo-roo-on
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లోరూన్
flo-ro-on
THไทย
ฟลอโรอน
flo-ro-on
TLTL
floroon
flo-ro-on
TRTürkçe
floroon
flo-ro-on
UKУкраїнська
флороон
flor-oon
URاردو
فلوروون
fil-oo-ro-on
VITiếng Việt
floroon
flo-ro-on
YOYO
floroon
flo-ro-on
ZH中文
氟酮
fú tóng
ZUZU
floroon
flo-ro-on

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