papelonné

adjective

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.

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OriginFrench papelonné →
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Meanings

adjectivepapelonné (not comparable)

alternative papelonny · alternative pappellony · alternative papellony

  1. not comparablegovernmentDivided 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.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:papelonné.

Origin

  1. Frenchpapelonné
  2. Englishpapelonné

Borrowed from French papelonné.

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APA

papelonné. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papelonn%C3%A9

MLA

“papelonné.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papelonn%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papelonné,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papelonn%C3%A9.

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