toison

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English

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Etymology

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From French toison.

Noun

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toison (plural toisons)

  1. (heraldry) A fleece.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin tōnsiōnem, from Latin tondeō (shave, cut hair).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /twa.zɔ̃/
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Noun

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toison f (plural toisons)

  1. fleece
  2. mop (of hair); mane
  3. (slang) muff, pubes (especially of a woman)
    • 1985, José Pierre, Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ?, page 78:
      Je n’en avais pas moins l’impression bizarre que c’était sa toison intime que Thérèse exhibait aussi ostensiblement aux yeux du promeneur !
      Nonetheless, I had a strange feeling that it was her pubic hair Theresa was displaying so publicly to the eyes of the passers-by!
  4. (slang) the hair of a man's torso
    • 2000, Philippe Delaroche, Caïn et Abel avaient un frère, page 403:
      Abondante, sa toison pileuse bouffe jusqu’à mi-cou, faisant comme un col roulé.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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