papelonné
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English
Two styles of papelonné.
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French papelonné.
Adjective
papelonné (not comparable)
- (heraldry) 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. (Compare escaloped, plumetty.)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:papelonné.
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French papelloné, papeilloné, from an archaic parallel form to papillon (“butterfly”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
papelonné (feminine papelonnée, masculine plural papelonnés, feminine plural papelonnées)
- (heraldry) papelonné
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:papelonné.
- scaly, covered in scales
- papelonné d’écailles ― covered in scales (pleonasm)
Descendants
- → English: papelonné
References
- “papelonné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.