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moutonnée

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[moot-n-ey] / ˌmut nˈeɪ /

adjective

Geology.

  1. noting or pertaining to a rock formation having a rounded outline like the back of a sheep, resulting from glacial action.

Etymology

Origin of moutonnée

First recorded in 1840–45; from French (roche) moutonnée “fleecy (rock),” past participle of moutonner “to have fleecy clouds”; mouton ( def. ), mutton 1 ( def. )

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They were not moutonnée, their smooth look from a distance was only owing to their singular firmness.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

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