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Noun [English]

Forms: chatons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun}} chaton (plural chatons)
  1. Collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring).
    Sense id: en-chaton-en-noun-Ggw~cNb6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 71 6 8 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 6 8 3 7 6
  2. (watches) chaton (movement component: a circular piece of metal inserted in a round hole, in which a ruby is inserted. The ruby is used as bearing for the pin (or pivot) of a shaft of a wheel)
    Sense id: en-chaton-en-noun-EfsoYu4J

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʃa.tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-chaton.ogg Forms: chatons [plural], chatonne [feminine]
Etymology: First attested in Old French, from chat + -on Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{af|fr|chat|-on}} chat + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} chaton m (plural chatons, feminine chatonne)
  1. kitten, kitty (baby cat) Tags: masculine Synonyms: minet, minou
    Sense id: en-chaton-fr-noun-F-CBsx6P Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -on, French undefined derivations, Baby animals, Cats Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 77 23 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 84 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Cats: 52 8 21 19
  2. catkin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chaton-fr-noun-wGZACO7k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʃa.tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-chaton.ogg Forms: chatons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chaton, chaston, from Old French chastun (“the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone”), from Frankish *kastō (“box, case”), from Proto-Germanic *kastô, *kasô, *kasą, *kazą (“vessel, container, pitcher, barrel”). Cognate with Old High German kasto (“box, case”) (Modern German Kasten), Dutch kast (“cupboard, case”), Old English castenere (“cabinet, chest”), Old Norse kass, kassi (“basket”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃 (kas, “vessel, container”), Old High German char (“vessel, bowl, tray, trough”), Middle Low German kar (“vessel, basket”), Old Norse ker (“vessel, container”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chaton|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chaton, {{inh+|fr|frm|chaton}} Inherited from Middle French chaton, {{inh|fr|fro|chastun|t=the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone}} Old French chastun (“the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone”), {{der|fr|frk|*kastō|t=box, case}} Frankish *kastō (“box, case”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*kastô}} Proto-Germanic *kastô, {{cog|goh|kasto|t=box, case}} Old High German kasto (“box, case”), {{cog|de|Kasten}} German Kasten, {{cog|nl|kast|t=cupboard, case}} Dutch kast (“cupboard, case”), {{cog|ang|castenere|t=cabinet, chest}} Old English castenere (“cabinet, chest”), {{cog|non|kass}} Old Norse kass, {{cog|got|𐌺𐌰𐍃|t=vessel, container}} Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃 (kas, “vessel, container”), {{cog|goh|char|t=vessel, bowl, tray, trough}} Old High German char (“vessel, bowl, tray, trough”), {{cog|gml|kar|t=vessel, basket}} Middle Low German kar (“vessel, basket”), {{cog|non|ker|t=vessel, container}} Old Norse ker (“vessel, container”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chaton m (plural chatons)
  1. collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chaton-fr-noun-KyWFYR1Z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 55 19
  2. (by extension) the jewel itself (around which the collet is, on a ring) Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-chaton-fr-noun-1Lth~OfI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French chaton",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "chaton"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle French chaton",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "chastun",
        "t": "the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French chastun (“the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*kastō",
        "t": "box, case"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *kastō (“box, case”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kastô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kastô",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "kasto",
        "t": "box, case"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kasto (“box, case”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kasten"
      },
      "expansion": "German Kasten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "kast",
        "t": "cupboard, case"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kast (“cupboard, case”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "castenere",
        "t": "cabinet, chest"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English castenere (“cabinet, chest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "kass"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kass",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌺𐌰𐍃",
        "t": "vessel, container"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃 (kas, “vessel, container”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "char",
        "t": "vessel, bowl, tray, trough"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German char (“vessel, bowl, tray, trough”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "kar",
        "t": "vessel, basket"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German kar (“vessel, basket”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ker",
        "t": "vessel, container"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse ker (“vessel, container”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French chaton, chaston, from Old French chastun (“the projecting part of a ring embedded with a stone”), from Frankish *kastō (“box, case”), from Proto-Germanic *kastô, *kasô, *kasą, *kazą (“vessel, container, pitcher, barrel”).\nCognate with Old High German kasto (“box, case”) (Modern German Kasten), Dutch kast (“cupboard, case”), Old English castenere (“cabinet, chest”), Old Norse kass, kassi (“basket”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍃 (kas, “vessel, container”), Old High German char (“vessel, bowl, tray, trough”), Middle Low German kar (“vessel, basket”), Old Norse ker (“vessel, container”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chatons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "chaton m (plural chatons)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "collet",
          "collet"
        ],
        [
          "bezel",
          "beazle"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the jewel itself (around which the collet is, on a ring)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jewel",
          "jewel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) the jewel itself (around which the collet is, on a ring)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃa.tɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-chaton.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/95/Fr-chaton.ogg/Fr-chaton.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Fr-chaton.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chaton"
}

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