If you ever read a work by V. Hugo called “Notre Dame de Paris”, you probably met a character there under the name Fleur-de-Lys. This is a young girl in love with captain Phoebe. It turns out that the name Fleur really exists. It is translated from French as “flower”. The full name of the young lady looks like Lily (in this case, is capitalized). Now you know what the name Fleur de Lys would be in Russian.
But the meaning of the word "fleur" in the Russian language has nothing to do with flowers. It has two interpretations. They can be found in the explanatory dictionary of A.P. Evgenieva.
Type of fabric
Fleur is called a thin fabric, often silk. She is transparent and weightless.
Most often it is used for sewing women's clothing, for example, light dresses. They are weightless, worn well and look presentable.
In the manufacture of flera, the threads of the fabric are twisted in a special way. They intertwine in the form of waves, and not just horizontally.
It is worth noting that the word "fleur" in the meaning of the fabric is somewhat outdated. It is rarely used in modern speech. Now it’s customary to say crepe instead of fleur. It can be made not only from silk, but also from other materials.
Figurative meaning
The noun “fleur” has a figurative meaning. This is the name of a shroud or haze, as well as a translucent cover enveloping something. Here it is necessary to understand the use of this word in separate contexts.
Fleur may indicate smoke, fog, or other tangible concepts. Example: a house shrouded in a fleur of fog.
It can also be an abstract concept, which indicates a certain cover of mystery, a touch of something. For example, fleur secrets.
Examples of offers
To fix the lexical meaning of the word “fleur” in memory, you need to make several sentences with this noun. It is used both in direct and figurative meaning.
- The ladies' hat, decorated with a black fleur, looked extremely stylish.
- The road, densely wrapped in a fleur of fog, looked fabulous.
- A dress decorated with fleur, goes well with a fur cape.
- This story is covered in a fleur of mystery, no one knows what really happened.
- We need to go to the shop and buy five meters of black fleur.
The noun “fleur” has several interpretations. The direct meaning is somewhat outdated and rarely found in use. The figurative meaning is used in the colloquial style of speech. Also, the word "fleur" is found in works of art.