First Known Use: before 12th century
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Pict
noun \ˈpikt\
Definition of PICT
: a member of a people of the north of Scotland who are first noted in historical records in the late third century and who became amalgamated with the Scots in the mid-eighth century
— Pict·ish \ˈpik-tish\ adjective or noun
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Origin of PICT
Middle English Pictes, plural, Picts, from Old English Pihtas, from Late Latin Picti
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