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[[Image:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg|thumb|150px|A Cross fleury.]]
[[Image:Cross-Flory-Heraldry.svg|thumb|150px|A cross fleury]]
In [[heraldry]], a '''Cross fleury''' (or '''flory''') is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers, generally with [[Fleur-de-lis]], [[Trefoil]]s, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include ''fleuretty'', ''fleuronny'', ''floriated'' and ''flourished''.
A '''cross fleury''' (or '''flory''') is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers in [[heraldry]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newton |first1=William |title=A Display of Heraldry |date=1846 |publisher=William Pickering |page=165 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqpfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA165&dq=Cross+flory |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> It generally contains the [[fleur-de-lis]], [[trefoil]]s, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include ''fleuretty'', ''fleuronny'', ''floriated'' and ''flourished''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gough |first1=Henry |title=A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry |date=1894 |publisher=J. Parker |page=[https://archive.org/details/aglossarytermsu08parkgoog/page/n300 267] |url=https://archive.org/details/aglossarytermsu08parkgoog |quote=Cross fleury or flory. |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


In early armory it is not consistently distinguished from the ''[[cross patonce]]''.
In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from the ''[[cross patonce]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berry |first1=William |title=Encyclopædia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry |date=1828 |publisher=author |page=191 |url=https://archive.org/details/b28745243_0003 |quote=Cross fleury flory or cross patonce. |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Cross]]
* [[Charge (heraldry)]]
* [[Charge (heraldry)]]
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* [[Cross]]

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A 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]

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  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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