Picard
[pee-kar]
- Charles É·mile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/, 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/, 1620–82, French astronomer.
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Contemporary Examples
In fact, Picard had stored objects everywhere: with neighbors, with his relatives.
Her 2011 deposition did become part of the record of Picard v. Mets Ltd.
Correspondent Morley Safer and Picard suggested that Mark, “of all the people that should have known… should have known.”
Madoff Book's 9 Juiciest BitsOctober 21, 2011
It means they could recover more than 50 cents on the dollar, Picard said.
Picard said Madoff investors who face “clawback suits” can file for hardship with his office and have the cases dropped.
Historical Examples
Savigny and Corréard, are already acquainted with the Picard family.
Perils and CaptivityCharlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
In 1683 he came to England with one Picard, a painter of architecture.
Art in EnglandDutton Cook
Le bel appears not only as Bell but also, through Picard, as Beal.
The Romance of NamesErnest Weekley
I have consulted Picard and shown him the rent-roll and balance-sheet I had already shown you.
White LiesCharles Reade
Picard returned to the chateau wondering at the colonel's strange manner.
White LiesCharles Reade
Picard
- Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1620–82, French astronomer. He was the first to make a precise measurement of a longitude line, enabling him to estimate the earth's radius
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