| BALLON | • ballon n. (Ballet) The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair. • BALLON n. (French) in dancing, lightness of movement. |
| BILLON | • billon n. Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. • BILLON n. (French) base metal, an alloy of copper, tin or silver. |
| BOUILLON | • bouillon n. A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. • bouillon n. An excrescence on a horse’s frush or frog. • BOUILLON n. (French) a strong broth. |
| CARILLON | • carillon n. (Music) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or… • carillon n. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. • carillon v. To play a carillon. |
| COTILLON | • cotillon n. Alternative form of cotillion. • COTILLON n. (French) an elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner, also COTILLION. |
| GALLON | • gallon n. A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints. • gallon n. (Britain, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon. • gallon n. (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon"). |
| MATFELLON | • MATFELLON n. the greater knapweed, also MATFELON. |
| MEDAILLON | • medaillon n. (Cooking) Synonym of medallion. • MEDAILLON n. (French) a small round or oval serving, as of meat. |
| MOELLON | • moellon n. Rubble masonry. • MOELLON n. (French) rubble in mason-work. |
| PAILLON | • paillon n. A thin leaf of metal, for use in gilding or enamelling, or to show through a translucent medium. • PAILLON n. (French) a decorative metallic scale or spangle; specifically a small piece of bright metal foil, used in enamel work. |
| PAPILLON | • papillon n. (Sometimes capitalized) A small dog of a certain breed having large ears. • PAPILLON n. (French) a breed of toy spaniel with erect ears. |
| PAVILLON | • pavillon n. Archaic form of pavilion. • PAVILLON n. (French) the bell of a wind instrument. |
| QUILLON | • quillon n. The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm. • quillon n. Either of the two arms of such a guard. • QUILLON n. (French) the arm of the cross-guard of a sword handle. |
| SCINTILLON | • scintillon n. The mechanism for particulate-based bioluminescence. • SCINTILLON n. a luminescent body present in the cytoplasm of some dinoflagellates. |
| SEMILLON | • Semillon prop.n. Alternative spelling of Sémillon. • Sémillon prop.n. A golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, most notably in France and Australia. • Sémillon prop.n. A variety of wine made from this grape. |
| SHALLON | • shallon n. The shrub salal. • SHALLON n. an evergreen shrub of NW America, aka salal. |
| TENAILLON | • tenaillon n. (Military, historical) A work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure… • TENAILLON n. (French) an outwork to strengthen the side of a small ravelin. |
| TORTILLON | • tortillon n. An artist’s tool used to smudge and blend a drawing made from charcoal, pencil, or pastel, consisting… • TORTILLON n. a short sharply-pointed stick of cork or rolled leather, used in drawing and shading. |
| TOURBILLON | • tourbillon n. A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the… • tourbillon n. A whirlwind. • tourbillon n. A kind of firework that gyrates in the air. |
| VELLON | • vellon n. (Historical, often attributive) An old Spanish coin made from copper-based billon. • VELLON n. (Spanish) a copper and silver alloy used in Spanish coinage. |