Breton
1[bruh-tawn]
- An·dré [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/, 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- Jules A·dolphe [zhyl a-dawlf] /ʒyl aˈdɔlf/, 1827–1906, French painter.
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Breton
2[bret-n; French bruh-tawn]
- a native or inhabitant of Brittany.
- Also called Armorican, Armoric. the Celtic language of Brittany.
- (often lowercase) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.
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- pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.
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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
Breton
1- of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language
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- a native or inhabitant of Brittany, esp one who speaks the Breton language
- the indigenous language of Brittany, belonging to the Brythonic subgroup of the Celtic family of languages
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Breton
2- André (ɑ̃dre). 1896–1966, French poet and art critic: founder and chief theorist of surrealism, publishing the first surrealist manifesto in 1924
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Word Origin and History for breton
Breton
"native or language of Brittany," late 14c., from French form of Briton (q.v.).
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