Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The fleece of a sheep.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A sheep's fleece.
Examples
“Charles – Quint, chevalier de la toison, fait en 1486 prince de”
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
“Ce ma顃re Jean 閠oit docteur en th閛logie: il a 閠� 関阸ue de Ch鈒ons-sur-Saone et chevalier de la toison.”
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“Blanche toison de lair que la brume encor mouille,”
“It was Madame Medee, who had absolutely killed her old father by her conduct regarding Jason: she had done everything for Jason: she had got him the toison d'or from the Queen Mother, and now had to meet him every day with his little blonde bride on his arm!”
“Ce maître Jean étoit docteur en théologie: il a été évêque de Châlons-sur-Saone et chevalier de la toison.”
“Le duc, dont il sut gagner la faveur par la suite, le fit, en 1431, chancelier de son ordre de la toison d'or (et non chevalier, comme le dit la Brocquière).”
“Chimay, parrain de Charles-Quint, chevalier de la toison, fait en 1486 prince de Chimay par Maximilien.”
“Jason: she had got him the toison d’or from the Queen Mother, and now had to meet him every day with his little blonde bride on his arm!”
“Le duc, dont il sut gagner la faveur par la suite, le fit, en 1431, chancelier de son ordre de la toison d’or (et non chevalier, comme le dit la Brocqui鑢e).”
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
“Toulongeon, cette même année 1432, fut créé chevalier de la toison d'or; mais il ne reçut pas l'ordre, parce qu'il étoit pélerin et qu'il mourut en route.]”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘toison’.
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Logolepsy
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T-words
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Ovine affairs
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sionnach fleece Feb 4, 2008