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mouton

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mou·ton  (mtn)
n.
Sheepskin that has been sheared and processed to resemble beaver or seal.
[French, sheep, from Old French; see mutton.]
mouton [ˈmuːtɒn]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) sheepskin processed to resemble the fur of another animal, esp beaver or seal
[from French: sheep. See mutton]
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Noun1.moutonmouton - meat from a mature domestic sheep    
mutton
domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food


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So it came about that at the council at Malo-Yaroslavets, when the generals pretending to confer together expressed various opinions, all mouths were closed by the opinion uttered by the simple-minded soldier Mouton who, speaking last, said what they all felt: that the one thing needful was to get away as quickly as possible; and no one, not even Napoleon, could say anything against that truth which they all recognized.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Forth we rode then, but when we came to the Mouton d'Or,' Gourval had had word of our coming and its purpose, so that the door was barred, nor was there any way into the house.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
"Mouton aux navets," added the butler gravely (pronounce, if you please, moutongonavvy); "and the soup is potage de mouton a l'Ecossaise.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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