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prairillon Now rare.|prɛˈrɪljən|
[dim. of prairie, prob. of American French origin: cf. F. goupillon, vermillon, etc.]
A small prairie.
1843J. C. Frémont Rep. Exploration 60 We were posted in a grove of beech,..with a narrow prairillon on the inner side. 1846R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. 172 Interspersed among the hills are frequent openings and prairillons of rich soil and luxuriant vegetation. 1872Schele de Vere Americanisms ii. 100 The prairillon, or little prairie, is fast disappearing from our idiom. |