Definitions for bretons

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bretons Bre·ton

Spelling: [bruh-tawn]

IPA: /brəˈtɔn/

Bretons is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 261 anagrams from letters in bretons (benorst).

Definitions for bretons

noun

1. André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
2. Jules Adolphe [zhyl a-dawlf] /ʒyl aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1827–1906, French painter.
3. a native or inhabitant of Brittany.
4. Also called Armorican, Armoric. the Celtic language of Brittany.
5. (often lowercase) a round hat for women, with a flat crown and a turned-up brim.

adjective

1. pertaining to Brittany, the Bretons, or their language.

Origin of bretons

1815-20; French breton; replacing Britain, Brit(t)on, Breton used for both this sense and the sense of Briton

Examples for bretons

She was familiar with the Breton tongue, and also with Latin.

Almost, indeed, had the Breton shuddered at his compatriot's cold-bloodedness.

The explanation, as far as it goes, of this verb is to be found in Breton.

In one thing alone, except my painting, was I serious, and that was something which lay hidden if not lost in the Breton forests.

As you know, he is of a Breton family, one of the most illustrious of the province.

It would then be supposed that the attack was made by a party of Breton peasantry.

"I never want any more than I can carry," replied the Breton.

Then poor Bornier, who resembled a Breton gnome, came up to me.

But cf. the addition of b to oa and oe of the same verb in Breton.

There was more than sunlight to make the Breton pirate blink.