"billon" meaning in All languages combined

See billon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: billons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French billon, from Old French bille (“stick of wood”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|billon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French billon, {{bor+|en|fr|billon}} Borrowed from French billon, {{der|en|fro|bille||stick of wood}} Old French bille (“stick of wood”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} billon (countable and uncountable, plural billons)
  1. Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. Wikipedia link: billon Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alloys, Gold, Silver Related terms: billet, bullion
    Sense id: en-billon-en-noun-cWFNM7YJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

Noun [French]

IPA: /bi.jɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-billon.wav Forms: billons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French bille (“stick of wood”), from Medieval Latin billa, billia, from Gaulish *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolyo- (“leaf”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|bille||stick of wood}} Old French bille (“stick of wood”), {{der|fr|ML.|billa}} Medieval Latin billa, {{m|la|billia}} billia, {{der|fr|cel-gau|*belyos||tree}} Gaulish *belyos (“tree”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰolyo-||leaf}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰolyo- (“leaf”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} billon m (plural billons)
  1. A log or hunk of wood Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-billon-fr-noun-xqa~0O0t Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 8 49
  2. billon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-billon-fr-noun-csksmIbL
  3. ridge (in a ploughed field) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Alloys
    Sense id: en-billon-fr-noun-BeEQEu-1 Disambiguation of Alloys: 35 7 58 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 8 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: billonnage, billonner

Inflected forms

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