mouton
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
Origin of mouton
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How to use mouton in a sentence
She wrote to me, telling me that we were sure to suit each other, neither of us holding the opinions of the Moutons de Panurge.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) | George EliotThen there was the black Alderny, and the—but leaving beef revenons à nos moutons—Cousin Jehoiakim.
But "revenons à nos moutons," I am wondering who was the first person to fall in love!
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl | Jenny WrenBut revenons à nous moutons, as the scribblers say, whose mouton we dare say is less often 'material' than we could wish it were.
Mais revenons nos moutons, the approach to which is stopped by the cheveux de frise of a carving-knife and fork.
The Gastronomic Regenerator: | Alexis Soyer
British Dictionary definitions for mouton
/ (ˈmuːtɒn) /
sheepskin processed to resemble the fur of another animal, esp beaver or seal
Origin of mouton
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