mirlitons
- plural of mirliton.
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Also called mirlitons in Louisiana, this squash boasts a smooth, pale-green skin surrounding firm flesh with a single large seed.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
They sold many things: nougat, pain d'èpices, mirlitons, hoops, drums, noisy battledoors and shuttlecocks; and little ten-sou hand-mirrors, neatly bound in zinc, that could open and shut.
From Peter Ibbetson by Du Maurier, George
Instead of giving reply, my good master began to sing, with rather a strong voice: "Pour mettre en gout le roi Louison On a pris quinze mirlitons Landerinette Qui tous le balai ont roll Landeriri."
From The Queen Pedauque by Stritzko, Jos. A. V.
