Villon

[ vee-yawn ]

/ viˈyɔ̃ /

noun

Fran·çois

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

Jacques

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

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Examples from the Web for villon

A man of a strong, heady temperament, like Villon, is very differently tempted.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books|Robert Louis Stevenson
For this delivery, Villon, according to the accounts of his life, appears to have been genuinely grateful to the king.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country|Francis Miltoun
Whatever you do, do not neglect to send me what you publish on Villon: I look forward to that with lively interest.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
But if we are to understand Villon rightly, we must not reject even la grosse Margot from her place in his life.
Figures of Several Centuries|Arthur Symons

The spirit of Villon is still living in the literature of France.
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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