papelonné

English

Two styles of papelonné.

Alternative forms

• papelonny, pappellony, papellony

Etymology

Borrowed from French papelonné.

Adjective

papelonné (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) 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. (Compare escaloped, plumetty.)
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French

Alternative forms

• papillonné (rare)

Etymology

From Old French papelloné, papeilloné, from an archaic parallel form to papillon (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.plɔ.ne/

Adjective

papelonné (feminine papelonnée, masculine plural papelonnés, feminine plural papelonnées)

1. (heraldry) papelonné
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2. scaly, covered in scales

   papelonné d’écailles ― covered in scales (pleonasm)

Descendants

• → English: papelonné

References

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