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Fouquet

Or Fouc·quet

[foo-ke]

noun

  1. Jean or Jehan c1420–c80, French painter.

  2. Nicolas Marquis de Belle-Isle, 1615–80, French statesman.



Fouquet

/ fukɛ /

noun

  1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). ?1420–?80, French painter and miniaturist

  2. Also: FoucquetNicolas (nikɔlɑ), Marquis de Belle-Isle . 1615–80, French statesman; superintendent of finance (1653–61) under Louis XIV. He was imprisoned for embezzlement, having been denounced by Colbert

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The food was prepared in eight temporary kitchens set up along the avenue and provided by restaurants along the avenue, which include the famed Fouquet’s — as well as McDonald’s.

He was later given a lengthy jail term for masterminding a robbery in 2010 in which 26-year-old policewoman Aurélie Fouquet was killed.

From BBC

MycoWorks has already helped Hermes produce a handbag partly made from its mycelium, and it has formed a collaboration with hat-maker Nick Fouquet.

From BBC

Penguins D Kris Letang remains in Montreal following the death of his father, Claude Fouquet, earlier this month.

Letang’s teammates traveled to Montreal on Monday to attend Fouquet’s funeral following a win in Arizona on Sunday night.

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