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papelonné

papelonné adjective: divided into a pattern (counted as one of the heraldic furs) which resembles scales, such as are found on fish or on butterflies' wings, perhaps originally representing stylized feathers or diaper.

Adjective

papelonné (not comparable)

  1. Divided into a pattern (counted as one of the heraldic furs) which resembles scales, such as are found on fish or on butterflies' wings, perhaps originally representing stylized feathers or diaper.
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Forms of papelonné

alternative formpapelonny
alternative formpappellony
alternative formpapellony

Origin of papelonné

Borrowed from French papelonné.

Questions about papelonné

What does papelonné mean?
Papelonné means divided into a pattern (counted as one of the heraldic furs) which resembles scales, such as are found on fish or on butterflies' wings, perhaps originally representing stylized feathers or diaper.
What part of speech is papelonné?
Papelonné is an adjective.

Words near papelonné in the dictionary

  1. papedas
  2. Papeete
  3. Papel
  4. papellony
  5. papelonny
  6. papelonné
  7. Papenburg
  8. Papendrecht
  9. Papenfuss
  10. Papenfusses
  11. paper

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