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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TALBOT

n.A sort of dog, noted for his quick scent and eager pursuit of game. [The figure of a dog is said to be borne in the arms of the Talbot family. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TALBOT

TALBOT Tal "bot, n.

 

Defn: A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of game. [Obs. ] Wase (1654 ).

 

Note: The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the Talbot family, whence, perhaps, the name.

 

TALBOTYPE

TALBOTYPE Tal "bo *type, n. (Photog. )

 

Defn: Same as Calotype.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

talbot

tal bot |ˈtalbət, ˈtôl -ˈtælbət | noun a dog of an extinct light-colored breed of hound with large ears and heavy jaws. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from the family name Talbot; the term was also used to denote the representation of such a dog in the coat of arms of the Talbot family, earls of Shrewsbury (a town in western England ).

 

Talbot, Fox

Talbot, Fox |ˈtɔːlbət, ˈtɒl -| (1800 –77 ), English pioneer of photography; full name William Henry Fox Talbot. He produced the first photograph on paper in 1835. Five years later he discovered a process for producing a negative from which multiple positive prints could be made, though the independently developed daguerreotype proved to be superior.

 

Oxford Dictionary

talbot

talbot |ˈtɔːlbət, ˈtɒl -| noun a dog of an extinct light-coloured breed of hound with large ears and heavy jaws. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from the family name Talbot; the term was also used to denote the representation of such a dog in the badge and supporters of the Talbot family, earls of Shrewsbury.

 

Talbot, Fox

Talbot, Fox |ˈtɔːlbət, ˈtɒl -| (1800 –77 ), English pioneer of photography; full name William Henry Fox Talbot. He produced the first photograph on paper in 1835. Five years later he discovered a process for producing a negative from which multiple positive prints could be made, though the independently developed daguerreotype proved to be superior.