meulon

French

Etymology

Diminutive of meule, from Old French meulon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mø.lɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

meulon m (plural meulons)

1. (agriculture, obsolete) a small stack of clover, alfalfa, hay, which is made after having left the windrows to dry and before preparing large haystacks or baleing
2. a heap of salt taken from a salt marsh

Synonyms

• buriau (Aisne, Ardennes)
• moyette (Normandy)
• mulon (Salins)

References

• “meulon” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “meulon” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).

Further reading

• “meulon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.