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papillon

[ pap-uh-lon; French pa-pee-yawn ]

noun

, plural pap·il·lons [-lonz, p, a, -pee-, yawn].
  1. 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

  1. a breed of toy spaniel with large ears
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of papillon1

1905–10; < French: butterfly < Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of papillon1

French: butterfly, from Latin pāpiliō
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Example Sentences

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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