Anquetil

[ ankuh-teel ]

/ ɛ̃kəˈtil /

Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/, 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.

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Examples from the Web for anquetil

The work of Anquetil was in their library; but the series of "do-nothing kings" amused them very little.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
Twelve officers, amongst whom was Brigadier Anquetil, were killed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various
Immense erudition and indomitable industry were joined in Anquetil du Perron to a pure love of truth and an excellent heart.
Ten Great Religions|James Freeman Clarke
Anquetil, La nativité, miracle extrait de la légende dorée, in Mem.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

The historian Anquetil was one of the small number of literary men in France who refused to bow to the Napoleonic yoke.
Character|Samuel Smiles