counterfleury, -flory, a. Her.
(ˌkaʊntəˈflœːrɪ, -ˈflɔərɪ)
Forms: 6 conterflorie, counterflurie, 8–9 -fleury, -flory, 9 -fleuri(e, -fleuré.
[ad. F. contrefleuri: cf. counter- 14, and fleury, flory.]
Of an ordinary (esp. a tressure): Having flowers on each side set opposite each other in pairs. (Cf. counter-flowered.)
| 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 41 b. Without mention made of anye tracte, or Tressour Conterflorie. c 1806 Surtees Mem. (Surtees Soc. 1852) 275 Some illuminated roll With borders rich and tressures counterflory. 1882 Cussans Her. iv. (ed. 3) 69 The Tressure..is usually borne double, and Fleury counter-fleury,—that is, with eight Fleurs-de-lys issuing from each Tressure, as in the Arms of Scotland. |