From: Doug Ewell (dewell@adelphia.net)
Date: Wed Jun 25 2003 - 11:55:05 EDT
Michael Everson <everson at evertype dot com> wrote:
>>> Similarly, the fleur-de-lis is a well-known named symbol which can
>>> be used to represent a number of things.
>>
>> In text? I've seen it on flags, on license plates, on heraldic
>> crests, but can't recall seeing it in text.
>
> I don't have access to a Scout manual here.... ;-)
I do. There's a whole nice page explaining the various parts of the Boy
Scout badge. (It's more than just a fleur-de-lis; there's an eagle, a
shield, two stars, a loop, and a scroll with the words "BE PREPARED.")
But nowhere is it used in running text, as a dingbat or otherwise.
-Doug Ewell
Fullerton, California
http://users.adelphia.net/~dewell/
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