papillon

[ pap-uh-lon; French pa-pee-yawn ]

noun

, plural pap·il·lons [-lonz, p, a, -pee-, yawn].

1. one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.

papillon

/ ˈpæpɪˌlɒn /

noun

1. a breed of toy spaniel with large ears

Word History and Origins

Origin of papillon¹

1905–10; < French: butterfly < Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō )

Word History and Origins

Origin of papillon¹

French: butterfly, from Latin pāpiliō

Example Sentences

Mary de Medici, her portrait mistaken by Papillon and Fournier for a specimen of her own engraving on wood, 461.

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There is also an edition by W. Papillon in English blank verse .

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Such a letter helps us to realise the loss suffered by France from the exile of men like Papillon.

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Yellow Dog Papillon, having come to stay, was sitting up, as if he never under any circumstances passed his time in another way.

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She saw Papillon, who was sitting up, looking at her with a world of sympathy in the cock of his ear.

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