noun, masculine/mwa.lɔ̃/plural: moellons
rubblestone
Related: moellonaille, moellonier, moellonage, moellonneur
From an alteration of Old French moilon (influenced by moelle), itself probably from a Vulgar Latin *mūtuliōnem, from Latin mūtulus (“stone or wood overhang”). Compare Italian modiglione; cf. also Spanish mojón. Doublet of modillon, taken from Italian.