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mouton¹

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Borrowed from French mouton (“sheep”). Doublet of mutton.

noun moutons

  1. countable, historical A 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains.
  2. countable, uncountable Sheepskin processed to resemble beaver or seal fur. The knit constructions include the knit krimmers, the brushed knit fur prints, and knit mouton.

    Similar: beaver lamb

Mouton²

proper noun

  1. commune in Charente, France

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"mouton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mouton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mouton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mouton

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"mouton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mouton.

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@misc{mouton_2026,
  title = {mouton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mouton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}