mou|ton

mou|ton
mou|ton1 «MOO ton», noun, adjective.
–n. Also, mouton lamb.
a fur made from a sheep's pelt by shearing it to medium length, processing, and dyeing it, commonly to resemble that of beaver: »

The floor of the Directeur is covered with light-blue mouton (New Yorker).

–adj.
made of mouton: »

a mouton collar, a mouton coat.

[< French mouton sheep Old French; see etym. under mutton (Cf.mutton)]
mou|ton2 «MOO ton», noun.
gold coins bearing the figure of a lamb (Angus Dei), used in France in the 1300's and 1400's, including coins struck by Edward III and Henry V of England for their French dominions.
[< Old French mouton sheep]

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