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papillon
[ pap-uh-lon; French pa-pee-yawn ]
noun
- one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
papillon
/ ˈpæpɪˌlɒn /
noun
- a breed of toy spaniel with large ears
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Mary de Medici, her portrait mistaken by Papillon and Fournier for a specimen of her own engraving on wood, 461.
There is also an edition by W. Papillon in English blank verse .
Such a letter helps us to realise the loss suffered by France from the exile of men like Papillon.
Yellow Dog Papillon, having come to stay, was sitting up, as if he never under any circumstances passed his time in another way.
She saw Papillon, who was sitting up, looking at her with a world of sympathy in the cock of his ear.
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