Picard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from or relating to Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
  2. A member of an Adamite sect of the sixteenth century and earlier, in the Flemish Netherlands and in Bohemia.
  3. A high shoe for men, introduced to England from France about 1720.
name
  1. A Romance language closely related to French.
  2. A surname from French.
noun
  1. A type of light, seaworthy vessel used in trade and the transport of fish in Britain and Ireland in the late medieval and early modern period.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪkɑːrd/ /pɪˈkɑːrd/ /ˈpɪkərd/

Word forms

Picard Picards

Etymology

From Picardy, region of northern France.

Synonyms

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Picard terms

Derived words

Picard-Lindelöf theorem Picard group Picard lattice Picard number
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