Perrault


[puh-roh, pe-; French pe-roh] /pəˈroʊ, pɛ-; French pɛˈroʊ/

noun
1.
Charles
[chahrlz;; French sharl] /tʃɑrlz;; French ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1628–1703, French poet, critic, and author of fairy tales.
2.
his brother, Claude
[klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1613–88, French architect, scientist, and physician.
/French pɛro/
noun
1.
Charles (ʃarl). 1628–1703, French author, noted for his Contes de ma mère l’oye (1697), which contains the fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty

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