Perrault

American  

[puh-roh, pe-, pe-roh] / pəˈroʊ, pɛ-, pɛˈroʊ /

noun

1. Charles 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.

2. his brother Claude 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician.

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Perrault British  

/ pɛro /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

It’s the defiantly unslick, urgent intertwining of teamwork and private grief that lifts “Zurawski v Texas” out of the usual sea of issue documentaries, Crow and Perrault toggling between the high-stakes courtroom drama and raw human tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times

Pollard imagines the origins of many of the tales gathered by Charles Perrault.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“So the warmer the nest is, the more likely that nest is to produce females,” Perrault said.

From Seattle Times