a. Her. Forms: 6 conterflorie, counterflurie, 8–9 -fleury, -flory, 9 -fleuri(e, -fleuré. [ad. F. contrefleuri: cf. COUNTER- 14, and FLEURY, FLORY.] Of an ordinary (esp. a tressure): Having flowers on each side set opposite each other in pairs. (Cf. COUNTER-FLOWERED.)
1572. Bossewell, Armorie, II. 41 b. Without mention made of anye tracte, or Tressour Conterflorie.
c. 1806. Surtees, Mem. (Surtees Soc., 1852), 275. Some illuminated roll With borders rich and tressures counterflory.
1882. Cussans, Her., iv. (ed. 3), 69. The Tressure … is usually borne double, and Fleury counter-fleury,—that is, with eight Fleurs-de-lys issuing from each Tressure, as in the Arms of Scotland.
