mou|ton|née

mou|ton|née
mou|ton|née «MOO tuh NAY», adjective.
(of rocks) rounded like a sheep's back by glacial erosion.
[< French moutonnée,feminine past participle of moutonner to round like a sheep's back < Old French mouton sheep; see etym. under mutton (Cf.mutton)]

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