papillon
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.
Origin of papillon
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How to use papillon in a sentence
Mary de Medici, her portrait mistaken by papillon and Fournier for a specimen of her own engraving on wood, 461.
A Treatise on Wood Engraving | John JacksonThere is also an edition by W. papillon in English blank verse .
Such a letter helps us to realise the loss suffered by France from the exile of men like papillon.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century | Charles BastideYellow Dog papillon, having come to stay, was sitting up, as if he never under any circumstances passed his time in another way.
The Halo | Bettina von HuttenShe saw papillon, who was sitting up, looking at her with a world of sympathy in the cock of his ear.
The Halo | Bettina von Hutten
British Dictionary definitions for papillon
/ (ˈpæpɪˌlɒn) /
a breed of toy spaniel with large ears
Origin of papillon
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