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Scarron

American  
[ska-rawn] / skaˈrɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Paul 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.


Scarron British  
/ skɑrɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Paul (pɔl). 1610–60, French comic dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his picaresque novel Le Roman comique (1651–57)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He was known to spend time with writers such as Paul Scarron and Tristan l'Hermite.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2022

As soon as he was admitted as advocate, he entered the chambers of a procureur named Prieur, son of the Prieur celebrated by Scarron, an intimate friend of his father, who greeted him fraternally.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

King of France or Scarron, the humpback poet—so long as they could amuse her, Ninon gave no thought to their titles or wealth or name.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson

She had become acquainted with the comic poet Scarron, and often visited him.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

He had but one serious interval to give to death—that in which Madame Scarron caused him to fulfil his religious duties.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

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