Definition of "mouton" [mouton]

• Sheepskin that has been sheared and processed to resemble beaver or seal. (noun)

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• "A woman in a black mouton coat steps off and walks away."
• "True, William appears to be a thoroughly blanc mouton and has overcome dreadful setbacks, but what can you say about his relations?"
• "Hence, interested foreign journalists have been calling him things like "le mouton noir" or "l'oncle trash"."