What's the difference between billon and sillon?

Billon


Definition:

  • (n.) An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.

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Sillon


Definition:

  • (n.) A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it.

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  • (1) Marc Sangnier, founder of the Sillon movement at the end of the 19th century, was one of the figures emerging from that rallying cry.

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