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pel·o·ton
I. \ˌpeləˈtän, F plȯtōⁿ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, platoon, ball, from Middle French, ball, from pelote little ball
1. : a small body of soldiers : platoon
2. : an endotrophic mycorrhiza characterized by coiled masses of hyphae in the host cells
II. noun
: the main body of riders in a bicycle race
III. \ˈpeləˌtän, French plȯtōⁿ\ noun
or peloton glass
Etymology: French peloton ball (of thread); probably from the resemblance of such glass to a ball of multicolored thread — more at peloton
: a European ornamental glass often with a variegated metallized and satinized surface and usually overlaid with strands of contrasting color |