flourish (subs.) Copy link • flourish (subs.): esp. pl., of showy ornament in style: călămistri, orum (lit. curling-irons): every showy decoration shall be done away, not a f. shall be allowed, removebitur omnis insignis ornatus; ne calamistri quidem adhibebuntur, Cic. Or. 23, 78 (comp. Dial. de Orat. 26): you know my fine f.s, nosti illas ληκύθους (= ampullas), Cic. Att. 1, 14.