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Definition of Talbot
1. Noun. English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877).
Generic synonyms: Artificer, Discoverer, Inventor, Lensman, Photographer
Definition of Talbot
1. n. A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of game.
Definition of Talbot
1. Proper noun. An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin. ¹
2. Proper noun. An earldom in the British peerage ¹
3. Proper noun. A brand of English motor car ¹
4. Noun. A type of hound once used for hunting and tracking ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Talbot
1. an extinct hound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Talbot
1. William Henry Fox, British scientist, 1800-1877. See: Plateau-Talbot law. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Talbot
Literary usage of Talbot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1898)
"When Prince Edward and Queen Isabella landed in England in September 1326,Talbot
naturally sided with them, and took the opportunity of seizing Painswick ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"As soon as James succeeded to his brother Charles's throne, he raised Colonel
Talbot to the Peerage of Ireland, and made him Lieutenant- General of the Army ..."
3. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1896)
"John, Earl Sir Gilbert Talbot, KG, was of Graf ton, со. Wore. ; d. 1617. ...
Т Sherrington Talbot, of William Talbot, of Lacock, whose issue \V hitting ton, ..."
4. Narratives of Early Maryland, 1633-1684 by Clayton Colman Hall (1910)
"Talbot. Sr I came to towne accidentally and being told that your honnor was here
I thought it the duty of a Gentleman to come and pay my respects to you. ..."
5. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"MARYLAND'S VICISSITUDES. tastrophe throws some light upon the relations of parties
at the time. An Irish kinsman of Lord Baltimore's, by name George Talbot, ..."
6. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"An Irish kinsman of Lord Baltimore's, by name George Talbot, ob- George tained
in 1680 an extensive grant of land Talbot- on the Susquehanna Eiver, ..."
7. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"An Irish kinsman of Lord Baltimore's, by name George Talbot, ob- Q^,^ tained in
1680 an extensive grant of land Talbot- on the Susquehanna River, ..."
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