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millefleur

Meaning of "millefleur" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILLEFLEUR

ˈmiːlˌflɜː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILLEFLEUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Millefleur is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MILLEFLEUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Millefleur

Millefleur or mille-fleur refers to a background made of many small flowers and plants. It was an especially popular motif in tapestry and other applied arts and crafts during the Middle Ages in Europe. Mille-fleurs style was most popular in late 15th and early 16th century French and Flemish tapestry, with the best known examples including The Lady and the Unicorn and The Hunt of the Unicorn. The term is also used to describe Oriental rugs with a similar design, originally Persian but later produced in much of the Middle East and Mughal India – the medieval European style may have been influenced by Persian miniatures or carpets.

Definition of millefleur in the English dictionary

The definition of millefleur in the dictionary is having a millefleurs design.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILLEFLEUR

blur · camoufleur · ciseleur · flir · flurr · millefleurs · persifleur · siffleur · slur

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILLEFLEUR

milled · millefeuille · millefiori · millefleurs · millenarian · millenarianism · millenaries · millenarism · millenary · millennia · millennial · millennialism · millennialist · millennially · millennianism · millenniarism · millennium · Millennium Bridge · millennium bug

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILLEFLEUR

affaires d´honneur · amateur · auteur · Bonheur · chauffeur · Coeur · derailleur · entrepreneur · grandeur · Harfleur · hauteur · jongleur · longueur · mitrailleur · monsieur · Pasteur · petroleur · tailleur · tirailleur · voyeur

Synonyms and antonyms of millefleur in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «millefleur» into 25 languages

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millefleur
1,325 millions of speakers
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millefleur
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millefleur
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millefleur
380 millions of speakers
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millefleur
280 millions of speakers
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millefleur
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millefleur
270 millions of speakers
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millefleur
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millefleur
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Millefleur
190 millions of speakers
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Millefleur
180 millions of speakers
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millefleur
130 millions of speakers
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millefleur
85 millions of speakers
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Millefleur
85 millions of speakers
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millefleur
80 millions of speakers
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millefleur
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मिललेफलेर
75 millions of speakers
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millefleur
70 millions of speakers
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millefleur
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Millefleur
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millefleur
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millefleur
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millefleur
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millefleur
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millefleur
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millefleur
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about millefleur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLEFLEUR»

Discover the use of millefleur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to millefleur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The National magazine, ed. by J. Saunders and W. Marston
I and Monsieur Deverille, tbe French cook, were engaged in a game at ombre. Monsieur had acc, knave, and king. I played the three of diamonds, and then — " " O, no more of that, Millefleur. Open the shutters ; I don't like this golden midnight,  ...
John Saunders, 1858
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The National Magazine
said Millefleur, bending his head with the wheedling air of an old servant \vho knows he will be forgiven. “ His worship (but don't call me that frightful country name again) docs wish particularly to know." “I and Monsieur Deverille, the French ...
John Saunders, Westland Marston, 1858
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine
But no ! at breakfast you recognize Mrs. Millefleur. She is somewhat young and pretty, thinks herself younger and prettier. She talks perpetually of herself and of Millefleur, and of Wildopolis, where she was born. She adores politics and ...
‎1857
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Harper's Magazine
But no ! at breakfast you recognize Mrs. Millefleur. She is somewhat young and pretty, thinks herself younger and prettier. She talks perpetually of herself and of Millefleur, and of Wildopolis, where she was bom. She adores politics and ...
Henry Mills Alden, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells, 1857
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Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era
The main border of each carpet has a pattern in the millefleur style, with myriad tiny blossoms growing from vine scrolls. A good precedent for this development in border designs—-the proliferation and clustering of small flower heads—may be ...
Daniel S. Walker, 1997
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Laboring to Play: Home Entertainment and the Spectacle of ...
Setting forth the supposed need to “keep up” gen— teel appearances, Mrs. Millefleur and the selfish Maude (who is groomed and sewn for by her dependent cousin, Marion) demand that Marion act as their maid while Mr. Hartley visits.
Melanie Dawson, 2013
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Social Reform in Gothic Writing: Fantastic Forms of Change, ...
16 Millefleur is dismayed by this reversal of expectation and Emmeline's agency. She decisively “snatch[es]” away her hand and “flies” without hesitation down an obscure gallery, which frightens Millefleur enough to quell his arousal.
Ellen Malenas Ledoux, 2013
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British Poultry Standards
The black mottled, the blue, the cuckoo, the lavender, the millefleur, the porcelaine Colour as described for Belgian bantams. The lemon millefleur Markings and pattern are as described for the millefleur, but with a delicate lemon -gold ground ...
Victoria Roberts, 2009
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Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
But a milligram is a thousandth of a gram, a milliliter a thousandth of a liter, and a millimeter a thousandth of a meter. millefleur \rnel-౹flər\ Having a pattern of small flowers and plants all over. q She was painstakingly embroidering a millefleur ...
Mary W. Cornog, 1993
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The Imperial and Royal Cook
Frederick Nutt. cross bar them, and put them in the oven to bake ; when done, put them on paper, to soak the butter from the paste. GATEAU MILLEFLEUR. A gateau millefleur is cut out of puff- paste ; (there are millefleur cutters for that ...
Frederick Nutt, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLEFLEUR»

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How Much Would It Cost for Normal Person to Attend the 2015 SAG …
Haute Vault Millefleur Diamond Bracelet—$2,750. Haute Vault Zaffiro Ring—$2,000. Total: $8,120. Makeup · Be Glammed Makeup Artist— ... «E! Online, Jan 15»
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On View: The Pre-Raphaelites Get a Jewel-Box Show at the Met
... than made, and arboreal flames flickering on their foreheads stand side-by-side against a millefleur background inside a border of oranges. «New York Observer, Sep 14»
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Megan-Anne Willcox: The schoolgirl 'hooked' on life on the farm
Opening the henhouse home of a four-week-old Millefleur she explained how she saved the little bird's life. "My auntie had some and bred ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 14»
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What European garden designers really think of Britain
Both traditional and the newer English gardens remind me of the millefleur tapestries of the Lady and the Unicorn [at the Cluny Museum, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
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'Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa' at the Met
The murine romane, on which Scarpa collaborated with Venini, expand on the ancient millefleur technique but use it in a relatively coarse ... «New York Times, Dec 13»
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Mughal Carpet Fetches $7.7 Million
The pashmina or fine cashmere wool carpet, is one of only 12 millefleur “star-lattice” carpets from this period in existence, according to the ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 13»
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A Rare Oriental Rug Once Owned by the Vanderbilts Hits the …
Another reason to anticipate a third-time-lucky result is the Vanderbilt treasure's rarity. It is one of only 12 known Millefleur (French for “thousand ... «Architectural Digest, Oct 13»
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Fine Living: Novato duo merge love of art, products with Caryl B.
She selected fragrances she likes — French pear, millefleur, sweet moss, sandalwood with sea salt, lavender and gardenia — as well as an ... «Marin Independent Journal, Sep 13»
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Vivagi com, Glass Tile Online Store Introduced New Product …
Vivagi.com Introduced 12 new product into company collection. Millefleur Series is available in 5 colors; Preto, Noce, Creama, Blanco and Gris, ... «YouTube, Oct 12»
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How to choose hens for your garden
... ground, and a black bar and white spangle at the end of each feather”, the colourway is known as millefleur: a huge speckled spangle of fluff. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 12»
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