Pict

[pikt]

noun

1. a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.

Pict

/ pɪkt /

noun

1. a member of any of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde in the first to the fourth centuries _ad : later applied chiefly to the inhabitants of NE Scotland. Throughout Roman times the Picts carried out border raids

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pict¹

before 900; back formation from Middle English Pictes (plural) < Latin Pictī literally, painted ones, plural of pictus, past participle of pingere to paint; replacing Middle English Peghttes, Old English Peohtas, Pihtas ≪ Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pict¹

Old English Peohtas; later forms from Late Latin Pictī painted men, from pingere to paint

Example Sentences

Robbie the Pict, who legally changed his name from Brian Robertson and founded the mini state of "Pictland" on an acre of land in Skye in 1977, led the protests.

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Prominent campaigner Robbie the Pict said the convictions should be quashed as a matter of principle.

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But for me the eldritch revenge story, “Worms of the Earth,” contains the haunting phrase that sums up not only its protagonist, the Pict chieftain Bran Mak Morn, but nearly all of Howard’s formidable, introspective heroes: “He walked like the last man on the day after the end of the world.”

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Last year, to ensure that its technicians could safely transfer between small boats and offshore wind turbines, Ørsted signed a deal to invest in the Scottish company Pict Offshore, which had developed a hoist system.

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Robbie The Pict, a former policeman and RAF serviceman, took a leading role in the campaign and was charged for non-payment more than 100 times, leading to 25 convictions.

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