Perrault

[ puh-roh, pe-; French pe-roh ]

/ pəˈroʊ, pɛ-; French pɛˈroʊ /

noun

Charles

[chahrlz; French sharl] /tʃɑrlz; French ʃarl/, 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.

his brotherClaude

[klawd; French klohd] /klɔd; French kloʊd/, 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician.

Examples from the Web for perrault

Had Perrault only written contes in verse, it is probable that he would now be known chiefly as an imitator of La Fontaine.
Popular Tales|Charles Perrault
He strove to turn Perrault, the enemy of Homer, into ridicule.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Perrault and his predecessors were absorbed in the interest of the present and the past.
The Idea of Progress|J. B. Bury
In a word, Boileau ridicules Perrault much more than he justifies Homer.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Perrault found the subjects of his stories in the tales told by mothers and nurses.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for perrault

Perrault

/ (French pɛro) /

noun

Charles (ʃarl). 1628–1703, French author, noted for his Contes de ma mère l'oye (1697), which contains the fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty

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Perrault

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