"molleton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: molletons [plural]
Etymology: French molleton. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|molleton}} French molleton Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} molleton (countable and uncountable, plural molletons)
  1. (historical) A kind of thick woollen material, once important in the Canada trade. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-molleton-en-noun-yWZJbgL1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 8 9

Inflected forms

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