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Talbot

tal·bot

UK/ˈtɔːlbət/ US/ˈtælbʌt/ fairly common

noun

1.

English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)

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Origin

From Middle English talbot, from Old French talebot (“bandit”); a Norman nickname applied to robbers who blackened their faces to avoid recognition, from Old High German *Talbald (personal name), from Old High German tal (“valley, dale”) + bald (“bold, courageous”).

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