C19: French, literally: a small flower, from fleur flower
fleurette in American English
(flɜːˈret, flu-)
noun
an ornament formed like a small conventionalized flower
Word origin
[1805–15; ‹ F: lit., little flower]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, backlash, diminishing returns, polarization