Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dog of a toy spaniel breed developed in Europe, having a long silky coat, a bushy tail that curves over the back, and large ears shaped like the wings of a butterfly.
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- noun uncountable A
breed of smalldog with large ears. - noun A dog of that breed.
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- noun small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This film in the original French entitled Le Scaphandre et le papillon is perhaps one of the most impressive cinematic wonders of all time.
Film Review: The Diving Bell And The Butterfly « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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This film in the original French entitled Le Scaphandre et le papillon is perhaps one of the most impressive cinematic wonders of all time.
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Souleiado = a maker of Provençal fabrics, clothing, and linens en soie = in silk fera l'affaire = will fit the bill voilà = presto noeud papillon = bow tie une cravate = tie une agrafeuse = a stapler une petite fera l'affaire = a small one will do it le pantalon = pants
Mode 2010
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How come you have an "American" dog, and Marsha and I have a "French" dog (a papillon)?
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My daughter has helped me by gathering the side ties into a noeud papillon in the back of the robe.
Mode 2010
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Well, my very pretty 3-year-old papillon, Tequila, accidentally found her purpose this week.
Trish Mitchell: What's Your Dog's Purpose? Trish Mitchell 2011
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My daughter has helped me by gathering the side ties into a noeud papillon in the back of the robe.
Fashion 2010
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My daughter has helped me by gathering the side ties into a noeud papillon in the back of the robe.
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Souleiado = a maker of Provençal fabrics, clothing, and linens en soie = in silk fera l'affaire = will fit the bill voilà = presto noeud papillon = bow tie une cravate = tie une agrafeuse = a stapler une petite fera l'affaire = a small one will do it le pantalon = pants
Fashion 2010
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Souleiado = a maker of Provençal fabrics, clothing, and linens en soie = in silk fera l'affaire = will fit the bill voilà = presto noeud papillon = bow tie une cravate = tie une agrafeuse = a stapler une petite fera l'affaire = a small one will do it le pantalon = pants
roseandivy commented on the word papillon
Also French for 'butterfly.'
March 3, 2008