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breton

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1. breton - Noun

2. breton - Adjective

3. Breton - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or relating to Brittany, or Bretagne, in France.

A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. André Breton

The more I know, the more nearly is my faith that of the Breton peasant. Could I but know all I would have the faith of a Breton peasant woman. Louis Pasteur

I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often. Farley Mowat

I have a lot of Breton striped top and silk shirts that always feel good. I also like things with a masculine edge and dislike anything too girly. Jessica Raine

..I did a great deal of work [in 1903, Normandy]. And I understood how to transfer nature into colors appropriate to the odor of my soul. I painted a large number of landscapes there, bushes and Breton heads from my window. The pictures were glowing with color. And my inner self was contended. Alexej von Jawlensky

On the other hand, if there's an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. I've lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton. Richard Serra

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