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Dollyeagle | 11:55 Thu 20th Feb 2014 | Crosswords
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Could someone please tell me the correct spelling : is it fleur-de-lys or fleur-de-lis. Thank you
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Avatar Image emeritus
Either is acceptable
11:56 Thu 20th Feb 2014
Avatar Image retrocop
I always spell it fleur de lys
11:57 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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More commonly Lis
11:57 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis
11:58 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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Both are correct but I think the first one is more commonly used.
11:58 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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thank you Emeritus - I put Fleur de Lys, but then had my doubts!
11:59 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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As emeritus rightly states either is acceptable according to Chambers.
11:59 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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de LIS on here:
http://www.brital.talktalk.net/crosswords.htm
11:59 Thu 20th Feb 2014
Avatar Image Baldric

Seems both are acceptable,

http://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=fleur+de+lys&title=21st
12:00 Thu 20th Feb 2014
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My French dictionary only gives Lis for lily so I would think that Fleur de Lis is the correct spelling.
12:14 Thu 20th Feb 2014

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