Poussin

[ poo-san ]

noun
  1. Ni·co·las [nee-kaw-lah], /ni kɔˈlɑ/, 1594–1655, French painter.

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poussin

/ (French pusɛ̃) /


noun
  1. a young chicken reared for eating

Origin of poussin

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from French

British Dictionary definitions for Poussin (2 of 2)

Poussin

/ (French pusɛ̃) /


noun
  1. Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). 1594–1665, French painter, regarded as a leader of French classical painting. He is best known for the austere historical and biblical paintings and landscapes of his later years

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