picard
/pɪˈkɑːrd//ˈpɪkɑːrd/
picard noun: a type of light, seaworthy vessel used in trade and the transport of fish in Britain and Ireland in the late medieval and early modern period.
Noun (1)
picard (plural picards)
- A type of light, seaworthy vessel used in trade and the transport of fish in Britain and Ireland in the late medieval and early modern period.
- Others, used commonly as fishing boats and in trade with Ireland, were “picards”, named often in the Tolsey Court books as pledges for debts, and worth about £8.1933, E. M. Carus Wilson, “The Overseas Trade of Bristol”, in Eileen Power, M. M. Postan, editors, Studies in English Trade in the 15th Century, page 239
- Irish picards were noted as leaving Bridgewater or Minehead one day with small cargoes of salt or victuals, and returning the next or even the same day with loads of fish.1947, Dorothy Burwash, English Merchant Shipping, 1460–1540
Adjective capitalized: Picard
Picard (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
- Synonyms:
- Picardian
Noun (2) capitalized: Picard
Picard (plural Picards)
- A native or inhabitant of Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
- Synonyms:
- Picardian
- A member of an Adamite sect of the sixteenth century and earlier, in the Flemish Netherlands and in Bohemia.
- A high shoe for men, introduced to England from France about 1720.
Proper noun capitalized: Picard
Picard
- A Romance language closely related to French.
- A surname from French.
- The statements of Mr. Sulman and Mr. Picard, two Minerals Separation engineers, […] form an interesting comparison1920, American Institute of Mining Engineers, Engineering and mining journal: Volume 110
- Dr. Crusher, using the sample Shinzon provided, confirms that he is a clone of Captain Picard. Furious, Picard wants to know who stole a piece of him.2003, Larry Nemecek, The Star Trek The Next Generation Companion: Revised Edition, page 349
picard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
picard in Hindi
- पिकार्ड
picard in Tamil
- பிகார்டு, பிகார்ட்
picard in Marathi
- पिकार्ड
picard in Bengali
- পিকার্ড
More languagesFewer languages
- picard in Telugu
- పికార్డ్
- picard in Malayalam
- പികാർഡ്
- picard in Kannada
- ಪಿಕಾರ್ಡ್
- picard in Punjabi
- ਪਿਕਾਰਡ
- picard in Gujarati
- પિકાર્ડ
- picard in Odia
- ପିକାର୍ଡ, ପିକାର୍ଡ୍
- picard in Nepali
- पिकार्ड
Synonyms of picard
Forms of picard
| plural | picards |
|---|---|
| plural | Picards |
Origin of picard
Inherited from Middle English picard. Doublet of Picard.
From Picardy, region of northern France.
Words formed from picard
- Picard-Lindelöf theorem
- Picard group
- Picard lattice
- Picard number
Phrases with picard
Questions about picard
- What does picard mean?
- Picard means a type of light, seaworthy vessel used in trade and the transport of fish in Britain and Ireland in the late medieval and early modern period.
- What is picard in Hindi?
- Picard in Hindi is पिकार्ड. See Picard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is picard?
- Picard can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce picard?
- Picard is pronounced /ˈpɪkɑːrd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of picard?
- The plural of picard is picards.
Words near picard in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: picard (page history and authors); Picard (page history and authors); picard (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picard (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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