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Fleuron vs Wingding - What's the difference?

fleuron | wingding |

As nouns the difference between fleuron and wingding

is that fleuron is an ornament or knob in the shape of a flower while wingding is a fit or spasm.

fleuron

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
  • (architecture) the small flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos
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    wingding

    English

    Alternative forms

    * whingding * whing ding * wing ding

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fit or spasm.
  • *1939 , (Raymond Chandler), The Big Sleep , Penguin 2011, p. 243:
  • *:‘She threw a wingding . Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’
  • A party.

    • Derived terms

    * throw a wingding