Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Columba and Dorado.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviated form of Equuleus pictoris (which see, under Equuleus).

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  • proper noun astronomy A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin pictor, painter, from pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]

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Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin pīctor, an "easel"

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Examples

  • The name of the principal artist was Walter; he is dignified by the name of "Pictor," but he only received Eightpence per week, "_præter mensam et robam_" the

    Ely Cathedral Anonymous

  • The "Pictor" is the earliest, and the palest, of Browning's pale ascetics, who make, in one way or another, the great refusal, and lose their souls by trying to save them in a barrenness which they call purity.

    Robert Browning 1892

  • Don't get any crazy ideas now. by Mad City Cakes by Melissa O by ackblom12 by Mike Pictor by Cryptonaut

    Archive 2010-02-01 2010

  • Don't get any crazy ideas now. by Mad City Cakes by Melissa O by ackblom12 by Mike Pictor by Cryptonaut

    Images of the Week : The Lovecraft News Network 2010

  • The first Roman historian was Fabius Pictor, and he was inspired to write at the end of the third century B.C. by the war with Hannibal, but he did so in Greek.

    An Empire of the Mediterranean Adrian Goldsworthy 2011

  • The USS Pictor AF-54 was completely scrapped on June 16, 1987 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan according to the Release of Contract and Surety letter from the U.S.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009

  • I would like to add the information to the USS Pictor web site.

    Kaohsiung Harbor 1980s Photos? Michael Turton 2009

  • My father served on the USS Pictor AF-54 during the Korean War.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009

  • My father served on the USS Pictor AF-54 during the Korean War.

    Kaohsiung Harbor 1980s Photos? Michael Turton 2009

  • The USS Pictor AF-54 was completely scrapped on June 16, 1987 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan according to the Release of Contract and Surety letter from the U.S.

    Kaohsiung Harbor 1980s Photos? Michael Turton 2009

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