ballflower

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bôlflou′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ball•flow•er  (bôlflou′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]
  1. Architecturea medieval English ornament suggesting a flower of three or four petals enclosing and partly concealing a ball.
  • ball1 + flower 1835–45


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