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Definition of Toison
1. n. A sheep's fleece.
Definition of Toison
1. a fleece [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toison
Literary usage of Toison
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain by William Hickling Prescott (1883)
"... the first question that occurs is in regard to the validity of the grounds on
which the causes were removed from the jurisdiction of the toison if Or. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Order of the Garter, founded in 1348 by Edward III of England, the Order of
the Golden Fleece (toison d'or) of Philip of Burgundy, dating from 1430, ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"toison (Md.) 10 Gill & J. 159, 174. The word "family," as used in a devise of
certain money in trust for ..."
4. The Beginnings of San Francisco: From the Expedition of Anza, 1774, to the by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge (1912)
"... SAN CARLOS Alias EL toison DE ORO (GOLDEN FLEECE) As the first ship to enter
the port of San Francisco the packet San Carlos is entitled to notice here. ..."
5. The Beginnings of San Francisco: From the Expedition of Anza, 1774, to the by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge (1912)
"... SAN CARLOS Alias EL toison DE ORO (GOLDEN FLEECE) As the first ship to enter
the port of San Francisco the packet San Carlos is entitled to notice here. ..."
6. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1892)
"Court Martial on William toison for .Misconduct, 7 л :t / New Comet, fi « 2 / —
Danish f,qw of General Average, 18 a 9 f — Dimensions of Modern War.-hi|>*. ..."
7. The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth by William Robertson, William Hickling Prescott, John Foster Kirk (1916)
"... the first question that occurs is in regard to the validity of the grounds on
which the causes were removed from the jurisdiction of the toison d' Or. ..."
8. Guide to Printed Books and Manuscripts Relating to English and Foreign by George Gatfield (1892)
"A large and curious collection of coats of arms, coloured and in trick, relating
to the Order of the toison d'Or. 17th century. Brit. Mus. Eg. MS. 638. ..."
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