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/
