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flower-de-luce

/flou-er-duh-loos/US // ˈflaʊ ər dəˈlus //UK // (ˈflaʊədəˈluːs) //

花露水

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the iris flower or plant.

Examples

  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • He felt his body grow limp (like one of those high-speed films of a flower wilting).

  • They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.

  • Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.

  • The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.

  • Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

  • San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.

  • One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.