Cross fleury

{{short description|Heraldic charge}}

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A cross fleury (or flory) is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers in heraldry.{{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}} It generally contains the fleur-de-lis, trefoils, etc. Synonyms or minor variants include fleuretty, fleuronny, floriated and flourished.{{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}}

In early armory, it is not consistently distinguished from the cross patonce.{{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}}