Paillon


[French pah-yawn] /French pɑˈyɔ̃/

noun, plural paillons
[French pah-yawn] /French pɑˈyɔ̃/ (Show IPA)
1.
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.

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