mouton

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noun

A 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains.

Similar
beaver lambmutton
OriginFrench mouton →
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Meanings

mouton1

nounmouton (countable and uncountable, plural moutons)

plural moutons

  1. countablehistoricalA 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains.
  2. countableuncountableSheepskin processed to resemble beaver or seal fur.

    The knit constructions include the knit krimmers, the brushed knit fur prints, and knit mouton.

    1950, Fabric Facts, number 1, page 12

    Synonyms: beaver lamb

Mouton2

proper noun
  1. commune in Charente, France

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSheepskin processed to resemble beaver or seal fur.

Similar
beaver lamb

More synonyms by meaning

nounmeat from a mature domestic sheep

Similar
mutton
Broader
meat
Also see
beaver lambmutton

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchmouton“sheep”
  2. Englishmouton

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

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APA

mouton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouton

MLA

“mouton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouton.

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