paillon
[ French pah-yawn ]
noun,plural pail·lons [French pah-yawn]. /French pɑˈyɔ̃/.
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
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How to use paillon in a sentence
"That is the river paillon," said the driver, pointing to a diminutive stream in the midst of a wide stony bed.
A Trip to the Orient | Robert Urie JacobIf you had told me that the Pantheon had landed one fine night on the banks of the paillon, I should not be more astonished.
Serge Panine, Complete | Georges OhnetThe paillon, as it is called, disappears at the Square Massna, and finds its way to sea through an underground channel.
Riviera Towns | Herbert Adams GibbonsThe rocks in the channel of the paillon appeared to be a bed of pebbles.
A Trip to the Orient | Robert Urie Jacob
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