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paillon

/French pah-yawn/US // French pɑˈyɔ̃ //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pail·lons [French pah-yawn]. /French pɑˈyɔ̃/.

    • : a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.

Examples

  • "That is the river Paillon," said the driver, pointing to a diminutive stream in the midst of a wide stony bed.

  • If you had told me that the Pantheon had landed one fine night on the banks of the Paillon, I should not be more astonished.

  • The Paillon, as it is called, disappears at the Square Massna, and finds its way to sea through an underground channel.

  • The rocks in the channel of the Paillon appeared to be a bed of pebbles.