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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How to use Pict in a sentence

The woman Pict is entirely naked, and is tattooed and painted with stars, rays, and various similar devices.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton
Thence, in the above synodical canons, they are called gill pict, painted little leaves.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
About the year 1853, there was discovered in Aberdeenshire a Pict's house, in the parish of Tarland.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present|John Timbs
But the Pict only laughed and answered, "Now I will not tell, because there is nothing more you can do to hurt me."
The Heather-Moon|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

We could no more match them than a fighting-man in good training could stand up to one of the old Pict giants.
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence

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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