papelonné

adjective

pap·​e·​lon·​né

¦papələ¦nā

heraldry

: covered with rows of loops so placed as to suggest the appearance of overlapping scales

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French papeilloné, from papeillon butterfly, from Latin papilion-, papilio

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