Pict

[ pikt ]

/ pɪkt /

noun

a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.

Origin of Pict

before 900; back formation from Middle English Pictes (plural) <Latin Pictī literally, painted ones, plural of pictus, past participle of pingere to paint; replacing Middle English Peghttes,Old English Peohtas,Pihtas ≪ Latin, as above

Words nearby Pict

picric acid, picrite, picro-, picrocarmine stain, picrotoxin, Pict, Pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography, Pictor

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Example sentences from the Web for Pict

A sad spoliation by Pict and Scot followed the Roman withdrawal.
In the Border Country|W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
This is a point of external evidence, and shows the difference between the Pict and Gaelic.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
But how do you know it was not a Pict with some kind of a hook that rips instead of slicing?
Beyond the Black River|Robert E. Howard
But danger from the Pict was hardly over when danger came from the jutes themselves.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4|Various

What follows are points of internal evidence, and show the affinity between the Pict and Welsh.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Pict

Pict

/ (pɪkt) /

noun

a member of any of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde in the first to the fourth centuries ad : later applied chiefly to the inhabitants of NE Scotland. Throughout Roman times the Picts carried out border raids

Word Origin for Pict

Old English Peohtas; later forms from Late Latin Pictī painted men, from pingere to paint

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

单词	pict
释义	Pict [ pikt ] / pɪkt / noun a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots. Origin of Pict before 900; back formation from Middle English Pictes (plural) <Latin Pictī literally, painted ones, plural of pictus, past participle of pingere to paint; replacing Middle English Peghttes,Old English Peohtas,Pihtas ≪ Latin, as above Words nearby Pict picric acid, picrite, picro-, picrocarmine stain, picrotoxin, Pict, Pictish, pictogram, pictograph, pictography, Pictor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pict A sad spoliation by Pict and Scot followed the Roman withdrawal. In the Border Country\|W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett This is a point of external evidence, and shows the difference between the Pict and Gaelic. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham But how do you know it was not a Pict with some kind of a hook that rips instead of slicing? Beyond the Black River\|Robert E. Howard But danger from the Pict was hardly over when danger came from the jutes themselves. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4\|Various What follows are points of internal evidence, and show the affinity between the Pict and Welsh. The English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for Pict Pict / (pɪkt) / noun a member of any of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde in the first to the fourth centuries ad : later applied chiefly to the inhabitants of NE Scotland. Throughout Roman times the Picts carried out border raids Word Origin for Pict Old English Peohtas; later forms from Late Latin Pictī painted men, from pingere to paint 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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