Pict
[ pikt ]
/ pɪkt /
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noun
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
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Origin of Pict
before 900; back formation from Middle English Pictes (plural) <Latin Pictī literally, painted ones, plural of pictus, past participle of pingere to paint; replacing Middle English Peghttes,Old English Peohtas,Pihtas ≪ Latin, as above
Words nearby Pict
picric, picric acid, picrite, picro-, picrotoxin, Pict, Pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography, Pictor
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British Dictionary definitions for Pict
Pict
/ (pɪkt) /
noun
a member of any of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde in the first to the fourth centuries ad : later applied chiefly to the inhabitants of NE Scotland. Throughout Roman times the Picts carried out border raids
Word Origin for Pict
Old English Peohtas; later forms from Late Latin Pictī painted men, from pingere to paint
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