aketon
/ˈæk.(ə.)tən/
aketon noun: a stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
Noun
aketon (plural aketons)
- A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
- The aketon, gambeson, vambasium, and jack were military vestments, calculated for the defence of the body, differing little from each other, except in their names, their materials and construction were nearly the same, the authorities quoted in the notes, shew they were all composed of many folds...1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 15
Forms of aketon
| plural | aketons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | acton |
| alternative form | hacqueton |
| alternative form | haqueton |
| alternative form | haketon |
Origin of aketon
From Middle English aketoun, aketon, from Old French aqueton, auqueton, alqueton, from Old Spanish alcoton (modern algodón), from Arabic الْقُطْن (al-quṭn), definite of قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”). Doublet of cotton.
Questions about aketon
- What does aketon mean?
- Aketon means a stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
- What part of speech is aketon?
- Aketon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aketon?
- Aketon is pronounced /ˈæk.(ə.)tən/.
- What is the plural of aketon?
- The plural of aketon is aketons.
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