Villon

[ vee-yawn ]

/ viˈyɔ̃ /

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noun

Fran·çois

[frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1431–63?, French poet.

Jacques

[zhahk], /ʒɑk/, Gaston Duchamp, 1875–1963, French painter.

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Words nearby Villon

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How to use Villon in a sentence

“A very grateful guest,” said Villon politely; and he drank in dumb show to his entertainer.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
He took Christina a very handsomely bound copy of Villon, of whom she was fond, and several volumes of new verse.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
One of the most striking examples of what I mean is furnished by the poet Franois Villon, thief, house-breaker, and scape-gallows.
Talks on Writing English|Arlo Bates
Auvers is somewhat doubtfully stated as being the birthplace of François Villon—that prince of vagabonds.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

Certainly, Villon found, in this legitimate issue of his career, a very staggering and grave consideration.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for Villon

Villon

/ (French vijɔ̃) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). born 1431, French poet. His poems, such as those in Le Petit testament (?1456) and Le Grand testament (1461), are mostly ballades and rondeaux, verse forms that he revitalized. He was banished in 1463, after which nothing more was heard of him

Jacques (ʒak), real name Gaston Duchamp. 1875–1963, French cubist painter and engraver

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