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Celtic language spoken in France
Breton is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language
Breton_language
Celtic ethnic group
The Bretons (/ˈbrɛtɒnz, -ənz, -ɒ̃z/; Breton: Bretoned or Vretoned, Breton pronunciation: [breˈtɔ̃nɛt]) are a Celtic ethnic group native to Brittany, north-western
Bretons
Regional nationalism associated with the region of Brittany in France
institutions. Breton cultural nationalism includes an important linguistic component, with Breton and Gallo speakers seeking equality with the French language in
Breton_nationalism
Celtic language family branch
Insular Celtic languages; the other is Goidelic. It comprises the extant languages Breton, Cornish, and Welsh. The name Brythonic was derived by Welsh Celticist
Brittonic_languages
Oïl language spoken in eastern Brittany, France
recognized as "languages of Brittany" by the Regional Council of Brittany in 2004. As a Romance language, Gallo is very different from Breton, which is a
Gallo_language
Language family
are six living languages: the four continuously living languages Breton, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and the two revived languages Cornish and Manx
Celtic_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
Breton people Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany Breton (horse), a breed
Breton
Cultural area in northwestern France
reverse the decline of the language and its lack of prestige. Gallo is also threatened by the Breton language revival, because Breton is gaining ground in territories
Brittany
Grammar of the Breton language
Breton is a Brittonic Celtic language in the Indo-European family, and its grammar has many traits in common with these languages. Like most Indo-European
Breton_grammar
Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton Island is a rugged island on the Atlantic coast of North America, forming part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The 10,513.1 km2 (4
Cape_Breton_Island
Celtic language native to Cornwall
a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Cornish people and their homeland, Cornwall. Along with Welsh and Breton, Cornish descends
Cornish_language
Breton-language edition of Wikipedia
The Breton Wikipedia (Breton: Wikipedia e brezhoneg) is the Breton language version of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. The Breton Wikipedia
Breton_Wikipedia
Code to identify human languages
An IETF BCP 47 language tag is a standardized code that is used to identify human languages on the Internet. The tag structure has been standardized by
IETF_language_tag
Branch of Brittonic containing Cornish and Breton
Southwestern Brittonic languages (Breton: Predeneg ar mervent, Cornish: Brythonek Dyghowbarthgorlewin) are the Brittonic Celtic languages spoken in what is
Southwestern Brittonic languages
Southwestern_Brittonic_languages
Ancient British Celtic language
Cornish: Brythonek; Breton: Predeneg), also known as Common Brythonic, British, or Proto-Brittonic, is the reconstructed Celtic language thought to be historically
Common_Brittonic
Dialect of Breton
Trégorrois Breton is the dialect of Breton spoken in Trégor (Bro-Dreger in Breton). Trégorrois differs from other varieties of the language in a number
Trégorrois_Breton_dialect
Dessert cake from Brittany, France
Far Breton (also Breton far; Breton: Farz forn) is a traditional cake or dessert from the Brittany region in France. Its base is similar in composition
Far_Breton
Extinct language in Scotland
the Pictish language: It was a distinct Insular Celtic language from Brittonic branch (together with Welsh, Cornish, Cumbric, and Breton). It was a dialect
Pictish_language
Group of Celtic languages of Brittany, Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man
Insular group, including Breton, which is spoken on continental Europe in Brittany, France. The Continental Celtic languages, although once widely spoken
Insular_Celtic_languages
Paramilitary group in France (1963–1990s)
The Breton Liberation Front (Breton: Talbenn Dieubiñ Breizh, French: Front de Libération de la Bretagne or FLB) was a paramilitary organisation founded
Breton_Liberation_Front
Breton literature may refer to literature in the Breton language (Brezhoneg) or the broader literary tradition of Brittany in the three other main languages
Breton_literature
French as the sole official language
France, the Breton language must disappear." As a result, the speakers of minority languages began to be ashamed when using their own language – especially
Language_policy_in_France
Consonant mutation in the Breton language
Like all modern Celtic languages, Breton is characterised by initial consonant mutations, which are changes to the initial sound of a word caused by certain
Breton_mutations
Political party
autonomy was revoked. As a consequence, its parliament was abolished, the Breton language was banned, and its territory was split into five divisions. This new
Breton_Revolutionary_Army
Latin letter N with tilde above
to Tatar, ⟨ñ⟩ represents /ŋ/ in the Common Turkic Alphabet. In the Breton language, it nasalises the preceding vowel, as in Jañ /ʒã/, which corresponds
Ñ
Extinct Celtic language of continental Europe
"horse" was epos (in Old Breton eb and modern Breton keneb "pregnant mare") while Old Irish has ech, the modern Irish language and Scottish Gaelic each
Gaulish
In many languages, the colors described in English as "blue" and "green" are colexified, i.e., expressed using a single umbrella term. To render this
Blue–green distinction in language
Blue–green_distinction_in_language
French flat cake, pancake or pastry
crusty cakes or pies, or, in the case of a Breton galette (French: Galette bretonne [galɛt bʁətɔn]; Breton: Krampouezhenn gwinizh du), a pancake made
Galette
Celtic subfamily of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man
print media from Cape Breton Island to California. Scotland, known as Alba in Insular Celtic languages, takes its English language name from the Latin word
Goidelic_languages
Breton mythology is the mythology or corpus of explanatory and heroic tales originating in Brittany. The Bretons are the descendants of insular Britons
Breton_mythology
Language family
Continental Celtic languages, as it is a Brittonic language, like Cornish and Welsh. A Gaulish substratum in Breton has been suggested, but that is debated. It
Continental_Celtic_languages
Goidelic Celtic language of the Isle of Man
suggested that a little-documented Brythonic language (i.e. related to modern Welsh, Cornish and Breton) may have been spoken on the Isle of Man before
Manx_language
Extinct dialect of Breton related to Vannetais
Batz-sur-Mer Breton is the variant of Breton spoken in Batz-sur-Mer (Loire-Atlantique), the last vestige of Breton dialects in the Guérande region and
Batz-sur-Mer_Breton
Celtic language indigenous to the island of Ireland
Celtic language within the Indo-European language family native to the Irish people and indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the first language of
Irish_language
nations, Bretons spoke the Breton language, an extant Celtic language, before becoming a part of France in 1532 and adopting the French language. However
List_of_Breton_poets
924476; -2.053757 The Marais Breton (French pronunciation: [maʁɛ bʁətɔ̃], "Breton Marsh"; Breton: Palud Breizh; or Marais Breton-Vendéen; Palud Breizh-Wened)
Marais_Breton
Extinct Brittonic language of northern England and southern Scotland
Cumbric region "clearly reflect a developed medieval language, much like Welsh, Cornish or Breton". It is impossible to give an exact date of the extinction
Cumbric
Breton political party in France
as well as the promotion of its regional languages (Breton and Gallo) and its associated culture. The Breton Democratic Union has presently four seats
Breton_Democratic_Union
Breed of draft horse developed in Brittany
The Trait Breton (Breton: Marc'h-dre-lien Breizh) is a French breed of draught horse. It originated in Brittany, in north-west France, from cross-breeding
Breton_horse
French regional flag
The flag of Brittany (Breton: banniel Breizh; French: drapeau de la Bretagne), a region in the northwest of France, is called the Gwenn-ha-du ([ɡwɛnaˈdyː])
Flag_of_Brittany
Cultural practices associated with Brittany, France
traditions, arts, languages, and values associated with the historical region of Brittany in northwestern France and the Breton people. Breton culture draws
Culture_of_Brittany
Ancestor of the Celtic languages
from the following evidence: Modern Celtic languages like Welsh, Breton, and all modern Goidelic languages have such plosive aspiration and voice allophony
Proto-Celtic_language
Male given name
Alan is a masculine given name in the English and Breton languages. Its surname form is Aland. There is consensus that in modern English and French, the
Alan_(given_name)
Variety of Norman spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands
number of words from the Breton language (e.g. pihangne 'spider crab', from Breton bihan 'small'; quédaine 'fast', from Breton gaden 'hare'), although
Jèrriais
Americans of Breton birth or descent
Breton Americans (French: Américains bretons; Breton: Amerikaned Vreton) are Americans of Breton descent from Brittany. An estimated 100,000 Bretons emigrated
Breton_Americans
Political movement in Brittany (France)
The Reunification of Brittany or Breton Reunification is a political movement to reunite the Loire-Atlantique department with the administrative region
Reunification_of_Brittany
Breton political party in France
The Breton Party (French: Parti Breton, Breton: Strollad Breizh) is a social-democratic and Breton nationalist party which aspires to the creation of an
Breton_Party
19th- and 20th-century movements
Today, Breton is the only living Celtic language that is not recognized by national government as an official or regional language. The first Breton dictionary
Celtic_Revival
Region of Gaul between the Seine and Loire rivers
Breton are clear: it is a Brythonic language descended from the Celtic British language, like Welsh and Cornish one of the Insular Celtic languages,
Armorica
Former Political party in France
The Breton National Party (French Parti National Breton, Breton: Strollad Broadel Breizh) was a nationalist party in Brittany that existed from 1931 to
Breton_National_Party
Part of the Hundred Years' War (1341 to 1365)
The War of the Breton Succession (Breton: Brezel hêrezh dugelezh Breizh) or Breton Civil War was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts
War_of_the_Breton_Succession
Irish holiday and Gaelic harvest festival
Calan Awst, originally a Latin term, meaning the Calends of August. In Breton (brezhoneg), the day was known as Gouel Eost, the Feast of August. In Irish
Lughnasadh
Brazilian actor (born 1976)
traficante e viciado em drogas Zico no longa 'Carandirú'". purepeople.com.br (in Breton). Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December
Wagner_Moura
Language border
The language boundary in Brittany is the language border between the part of Brittany where Breton (a Celtic language) is spoken and the area in Brittany
Linguistic boundary of Brittany
Linguistic_boundary_of_Brittany
French singer-songwriter (born 1966)
although he spoke Breton fluently, because he did not see the point in teaching Breton to his son. Denez thus discovered the Breton language at his grandmother's
Denez_Prigent
Extinct Celtic language of Iberia
< *epālo, Lat. equus 'horse', OIr. ech 'horse' < *eko´- < *h₁eḱwo-, Old Breton (OBret) eb < *epo- < *h₁eḱwo-. kū 'dog' < *kuu < *kwōn, in Virokū, 'hound-man
Celtiberian_language
Body of medieval literature
(French: matière de Bretagne; Welsh: Mater Prydain; Cornish: Mater Brythain; Breton: Afer Breizh-Veur) is the body of medieval literature and legendary material
Matter_of_Britain
Long before World War II, the various Breton nationalist organizations were often anti-French and anti-colonialist, opposed to the Central Government's
Breton nationalism and World War II
Breton_nationalism_and_World_War_II
Ancient Celtic people of Great Britain
the Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons (among others). They spoke Common Brittonic, the ancestor of the modern Brittonic languages. The oldest written evidence
Celtic_Britons
Thai actress (born 2000)
2026. "SEC Awards 2026 Winners" (in Breton). SEC Award. Retrieved 19 July 2026. "SEC Awards 2026 Winners" (in Breton). SEC Award. Retrieved 19 July 2026
Pattranite_Limpatiyakorn
Ethnic group from the Isle of Man
developed in isolation and belongs as a separate Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic languages. According to the 2011 interim census, the Isle of Man
Manx_people
Historical region of Western Europe inhabited by Celtic tribes
synonymously, as "pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls", although the Celtic language group once spoken in Gaul is predominantly known as Gaulish. There is little
Gaul
Historically persecuted people
people) In Brittany they were called Cacons, Cacous (possibly from the Breton word Cacodd meaning leprous), Caquots and Cahets. They were also sometimes
Cagot
French computer scientist (born 1960)
derives from the old Breton form Le Cunff and originates from the region of Guingamp in northern Brittany. Yann is the Breton form of Jean, the French
Yann_LeCun
River in France
The Trieux (French pronunciation: [tʁijø] ; Breton: Trev) is a 72-kilometre-long (45 mi) river in the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France, beginning
Trieux_(river)
Ancient Germanic letters
Middle Breton rin ('secret wisdom'), and possibly in the ancient Gaulish Cobrunus (< *com-rūnos 'confident'; cf. Middle Welsh cyfrin, Middle Breton queffrin
Runes
Extinct Celtic language from Asia Minor
and the compound ebrwydd "swift"], Breton ebeul, foal), *māro- (cf. Gaulish -māros, Old Irish mór, Welsh mawr, Breton meur) "great", and *rig(o)-, "king"
Galatian_language
Traditional Welsh short poem form
conform to the pattern of englyn unodl union. Breton poet Padrig an Habask also writes Breton-language englynion; in 2020, he has published a collection
Englyn
Breton onion salesmen in the UK
Onion Johnnies (Welsh: 'Sioni Winwns' or 'Sioni Nionod') were Breton farmers and agricultural labourers who travelled, originally on foot and later on
Onion_Johnny
Human-made pile of stones or burial monument
corresponding words in other native Celtic languages of Ireland, Brittany and Britain, including Welsh carn (and carnedd), Breton karn, Irish carn, and Cornish karn
Cairn
Administrative region of France
terms, Brittany has its own language and Celtic cultural tradition that set it apart from the rest of France. The Breton language, though not much used in
Brittany (administrative region)
Brittany_(administrative_region)
Breton baked sweet goods
attributed to Yves-René Scordia (1828–1878). The name comes from the Breton language words for 'cake' (kouign) and 'butter' (amann), and in 2011 the New
Kouign-amann
Ancient Celtic language
Lepontic is an extinct ancient Alpine Celtic language that was spoken in parts of Rhaetia and Cisalpine Gaul (now Northern Italy) between 550 and 100 BC
Lepontic_language
Northwestern French dessert
The Crêpe bretonne (krampouezenn in the Breton language) is a traditional dish in Lower Brittany, a region of France. It can be served plain, or with
Crêpe_bretonne
Etymology of placenames derived from Celtic languages
Gaulish language and the Brittonic branch of Insular Celtic. Common Brittonic is the ancestor of Welsh, Cornish and Breton. Ancient Q-Celtic languages include
Celtic_toponymy
the television channels and languages such as Welsh and Breton have demanded television channels in their own languages for many years and have been
List of television channels in Celtic languages
List_of_television_channels_in_Celtic_languages
Celtic ethnolinguistic group
diaspora). The language was rolled back to the Gaelic strongholds of the north west of Scotland, the west of Ireland and Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia
Gaels
Legendary sword of King Arthur
legends. The name Excalibur ultimately derives from the Welsh Caledfwlch (Breton Kaledvoulc'h, Middle Cornish Calesvol), which is a compound of caled, 'hard'
Excalibur
Name list
(Catalan) Jean (French) Jehan, (medieval French), still in use, but rare Yann (Breton) João (Portuguese) Hans (Indonesian) Xoan, Xan (Galician) Johannes (Germanic:
Hans_(given_name)
or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal
List of official languages by country and territory
List_of_official_languages_by_country_and_territory
Digraph of the Latin alphabet
letter, named shë, and placed between S and T in the Albanian alphabet. In Breton, sh represents [s]. It is not considered a distinct letter and it is a variety
Sh_(digraph)
Ethnic group
They are predominantly English-speaking, though many also speak Shelta, a language of mixed English and Irish origin. The majority of Irish Travellers are
Irish_Travellers
Western region of Brittany
Lower Brittany (Breton: Breizh-Izel; French: Basse-Bretagne) denotes the parts of Brittany west of Ploërmel, where the Breton language has been traditionally
Lower_Brittany
Ethnic group native to the island of Ireland
of the Anglo-Normans brought also the Welsh, Flemish, Anglo-Saxons, and Bretons. Most of these were assimilated into Irish culture and polity by the 15th
Irish_people
Celtic horned god
festival to Cernunnos. Gwilherm Berthou equated Cernunnos with the mythical Breton Saint Cornély [fr], protector of cattle. R. Lowe Thompson suggested that
Cernunnos
Topics referred to by the same term
"Kernow" on Wikipedia. All pages with titles containing Kernow Cornouaille (Breton: Kernev), a region of Brittany, France Kern (disambiguation) Cornwall (disambiguation)
Kernow
French co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966)
André Robert Breton (/brəˈtɔːn/; French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ bʁətɔ̃]; 19 February 1896 – 28 September 1966) was a French writer and poet, known as a principal
André_Breton
2025 Thai television series
2026. "SEC Awards 2026 Winners" (in Breton). SEC Award. Retrieved 19 July 2026. "SEC Awards 2026 Winners" (in Breton). SEC Award. Retrieved 19 July 2026
Whale_Store_xoxo
Male given name
Nicu, Colás Basque: Nikola Belarusian: Мікалай (Mikalai), Мікола (Mikola) Breton: Nikolaz Bulgarian: Никола (Nikola), Николай (Nikolay), Никлен (Niklen)
Nicholas
Extinct language of Iberia
Callaecian is the pre-Roman language, or languages, spoken by the ancient Callaeci in northwestern Iberia. The region became the Roman province of Callaecia
Callaecian_language
Decorative knot used extensively in the Celtic style of Insular art
(mathematics) Oseberg style Triquetra Turk's head knot Trilling, James (2001). The Language of Ornament. World of Art. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0500203439. George
Celtic_knot
Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1998)
fica em 1º lugar nos vídeos em alta do YouTube!". www.purebreak.com.br (in Breton). 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved
Luísa_Sonza
Breton musician (born 1944)
history, as well as the Breton language, traditional Breton dance, and the Scottish bagpipe and the bombarde, a traditional Breton instrument, from the oboe
Alan_Stivell
Language advocacy organization
The Public Office for the Breton Language (Breton: Ofis Publik ar Brezhoneg; French: Office public de la langue bretonne) was established on 15 October
Ofis_Publik_ar_Brezhoneg
Grouping of folk music genres
languages: Celtic traditional music Music of Ireland Music of Scotland Music of Wales Strathspeys are specific to Highland Scotland and Cape Breton,
Celtic_music
Queen of France (1491–1498; 1499–1514) and Duchess of Brittany (1488–1514)
Anne of Brittany (Breton: Anna; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was suo jure Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from
Anne_of_Brittany
5th-century ruler in Sub-Roman Britain
Guorthigirn, Guorthegern; Welsh: Gwrtheyrn; Old English: Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: Gurdiern, Gurthiern; Scottish: Vortigern; Irish: Foirtchern; Latin: Vortigernus
Vortigern
et proverbes bretons avec traduction en français ['When pigs fly': a collection of 950 Breton proverbs with French translations] (in Breton and French)
List of idioms of improbability
List_of_idioms_of_improbability
first genre of Breton music to gain some mainstream success, both in Brittany and abroad. Such material is most often in the Breton language, but sometimes
Music_of_Brittany
Underclass in Brittany
illegitimate children. Possibly from the Breton word Cacodd meaning leprous When talking of the Cagots, Breton commentators would call them by the same
Caquins_of_Brittany
BRETON LANGUAGE
BRETON LANGUAGE
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Br̄ningtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Br̄ni’ (a personal name from Old English bryne ‘fire’, ‘flame’), or from any of the places mentioned at Brinton.
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, English, German, Teutonic
From the Fortified Town; Place Name; Bright Settlement; Glorious Ruler; Bright Raven
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English Spanish
Shining friend.
Boy/Male
Celtic English American
Hilltop.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, Jamaican
Hilltop; Mount; Variant of Brent; Settlement Associated with Bryni; Fire; Flame
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Beaton or Beeton.
Boy/Male
English Scottish
Man from Britain.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Belton, for example in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Suffolk. The first element, bel, is of uncertain origin; the second is Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Irish : the name Weldon, relatively common in Ireland, has sometimes been Gaelicized as de Bhéalatún and re-Anglicized as Veldon and Belton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Northumberland and Yorkshire named Bilton, from an Old English personal name Billa + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. There is also a Bilton in Warwickshire, of which the first element is probably Old English beolone ‘henbane’, but this place does not seem to have yielded any surviving surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern England)
English (eastern England) : variant of Beaton.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic
Sword
Female
English
Feminine form of Irish Brian, BREANN means "high hill."
Boy/Male
British, Celtic, English, Scottish
Native of Britain; Brit
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Brendan, BRENDON means "prince."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Somerset named Bruton, ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the Brue river’. The river name is derived from a British element cognate with Welsh bryw ‘brisk’, ‘vigorous’.
Male
English
Habitational surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements bryne, BRENTON means "fire, flame," and tun "enclosure, settlement, town," hence "fire town."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in Derbyshire called Ireton, or one in North Yorkshire called Irton. All of these are named from the genitive case of Old Norse Ãri ‘Irishmen’ (see Ireland) + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : habitational name from Irton in Cumbria, named from the old river name Irt, which is of uncertain origin, + Old English tÅ«n.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of the habitational name Bruton, from a place in Somerset, so named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘brisk’ + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Celtic Brennus, BRENIN means "king."
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Freckled.
BRETON LANGUAGE
BRETON LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Slavic
Glory.
Girl/Female
Indian
Who wants good for every one, Lovable
Boy/Male
English Irish Scottish
from the craggy hills.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic form of Court.Americanized spelling of German Kurtz.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Halo
Surname or Lastname
English (northern Ireland)
English (northern Ireland) : probably a variant of Blakeney.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a goatherd, Middle English bukkeman (from Old English bucca ‘he-goat’ + mann ‘man’).English : occupational name for a scholar or scribe, Middle English bocman (from Old English bÅc ‘book’ + mann ‘man’).English : possibly also a habitational name, a reduced form of Buckingham or a metathesized form of Bucknam.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Ruler.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Famous; Quality
Girl/Female
Indian
Original
BRETON LANGUAGE
BRETON LANGUAGE
BRETON LANGUAGE
BRETON LANGUAGE
BRETON LANGUAGE
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Button
n.
A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.
pl.
of Betony
n.
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.
a. & n.
See Cretan.
imp. & p. p.
of Button
n.
See Baton, and Baston.
n.
A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the French army in America during the Revolutionary war.
n.
A Cretan
a.
Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France.
n.
Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet.
n.
See Pretor.
n.
See Batten, and Baton.
n.
See Baton.
v. i.
To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.
n.
A native of Great Britain.
n.
To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.