toison

See also: toisón

English

Etymology

French toison

Noun

toison (plural toisons)

1. (heraldry) A fleece.

Anagrams

• nostoi

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin tōnsiōnem, accusative of tōnsiō, from Latin tondeō (“shave, cut hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twa.zɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

toison f (plural toisons)

1. fleece
2. mop (of hair); mane
3. (slang) muff, pubes

Derived terms

• Toison d’or

Related terms

• tondre

Further reading

• “toison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ôtions