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.
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