Perrault
Americannoun
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Charles 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.
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his brother Claude 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician.
noun
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"There were three agencies five years ago -- there are 25 today, with options for every budget," said Florian Perrault, the founder of Paris Proposal Agency.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
However, French anatomist Claude Perrault had already drawn a much more accurate representation in 1669, showing two optic nerves that crossed and then continued straight.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025
The core material of some of its most successful and profitable movies comes from Hans Christian Andersen, Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll and Charles Perrault — often freely reimagined and rewritten by Disney artists and writers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
The increase in turtle nests this year conceals an ominous future for the animals, Perrault said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
At their backs rose a perpendicular wall of rock, and Perrault and François were compelled to make their fire and spread their sleeping robes on the ice of the lake itself.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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