toison

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noun

A fleece.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:toison.”

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Meanings

nountoison (plural toisons)

plural toisons

  1. governmentA fleece.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:toison.

Origin

  1. Frenchtoison
  2. Frenchtoison
  3. Englishtoison

Borrowed from French toison.

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Cite this entry
APA

toison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toison

MLA

“toison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toison. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toison,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toison.

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