"mouton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moutons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French mouton (“sheep”). Doublet of mutton. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|mouton||sheep}} Borrowed from French mouton (“sheep”), {{doublet|en|mutton}} Doublet of mutton Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mouton (countable and uncountable, plural moutons)
  1. (countable, historical) A 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains. Tags: countable, historical
    Sense id: en-mouton-en-noun-VKP4p0bH
  2. Sheepskin processed to resemble beaver or seal fur. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: beaver lamb
    Sense id: en-mouton-en-noun-XvLkq5Ry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 9 50 2 2 13 4 2 2 2 9 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 58 1 1 16 3 1 1 2 7 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mouton enragé, return to one's muttons

Inflected forms

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