Tal·bot (tôl b t, t l-)n. A large white or light-colored hound of an English variety, having long hanging ears and heavy jaws, formerly used for tracking and hunting. [Middle English, personal name, from Old French.] |
| Talbot, William Henry Fox 1800-1877. British inventor and pioneer in photography who made photographic prints on paper treated with silver chloride (1838) and produced the first book illustrated with photographs (1844-1846). |
talbot [ˈtɔːlbət]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (formerly) an ancient breed of large hound, usually white or light-coloured, having pendulous ears and strong powers of scent
[supposed to have been brought to England by the Talbot family]
Talbot [ˈtɒlbət]
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(Biographies / Talbot, (William Henry) Fox (1800-1877) M, British, SCIENCE: scientist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) (William Henry) Fox. 1800-77, British scientist, a pioneer of photography, who developed the calotype process
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| Noun | 1. |  Talbot - English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) |
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