Breton
1[bruh-tawn]
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noun
An·dré [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/, 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
Jules A·dolphe [zhyl a-dawlf] /ʒyl aˈdɔlf/, 1827–1906, French painter.
Breton
2[bret-n; French bruh-tawn]
noun
adjective
Origin of Breton
21815–20; < French breton; replacing Britain, Brit(t)on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton
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Contemporary Examples of breton
In one thing alone, except my painting, was I serious, and that was something which lay hidden if not lost in the Breton forests.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Historical Examples of breton
Then poor Bornier, who resembled a Breton gnome, came up to me.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
There was more than sunlight to make the Breton pirate blink.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
Almost, indeed, had the Breton shuddered at his compatriot's cold-bloodedness.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
It would then be supposed that the attack was made by a party of Breton peasantry.
No Surrender!G. A. Henty
As you know, he is of a Breton family, one of the most illustrious of the province.
Saint Bartholomew's EveG. A. Henty
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