mouton
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mouton
1940–45; < French: sheep, sheepskin; see mutton 1
Example Sentences
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I hope you're a fan of mouton, because that's all we've got.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2013
There is someone special in the winner's life too: a sheep, called simply le mouton, with whom Allez France has shared her musical tastes, and her paddock box, for years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The average price of popular mouton coats, made of processed sheepskin, $333 one year ago, has declined to $256 now.
From Time Magazine Archive
Landau arranged to get mouton coats for Caudle's daughter and for Mrs. Turner L. Smith, wife of Caudle's chief assistant.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Here are all the maxims I have," he writes to Mme. de Sable; "but as one gives nothing for nothing, I demand a potage aux carottes, un ragout de mouton, etc."
From The Women of the French Salons by Mason, Amelia Ruth Gere
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