1. A decorative design or ornament shaped like a flower or leaf, used in printing, architecture, or manuscript illumination.
Usage: Common in book design and typography; Also used in architectural decoration
2. A small ornamental symbol or design placed at the end of a chapter or section in a printed book.
Usage: Printing and publishing term

Examples

• The manuscript featured delicate fleurons in the margins of each page.
• The book designer added a fleuron at the end of each chapter for visual interest.
• Medieval illuminated texts often included elaborate fleurons and decorative borders.
• The printer used a small fleuron as a section divider throughout the volume.
• Fleurons in various styles adorned the title page of the antique book.