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checklaton

/t͡ʃɛkˈlætən/

checklaton is the alternative form of ciclatoun.

Meaning of ciclatoun

Noun

ciclatoun (countable and uncountable, plural ciclatouns)

  1. A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
    • There were but two complete suits—the best, of green and blue ciclatouns, with orphreys of ray velvet; another of blue ciclatouns and plunket.1904, Transactions - Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, page 241

Questions about checklaton

What is checklaton the alternative form of?
Checklaton is the alternative form of ciclatoun.
How do you pronounce checklaton?
Checklaton is pronounced /t͡ʃɛkˈlætən/.

Words near checklaton in the dictionary

  1. checking up
  2. checking up on
  3. checking upstairs
  4. checkings
  5. checkitis
  6. checklaton
  7. checkless
  8. checklessness
  9. Checkley
  10. Checkley cum Wrinehill
  11. checklist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: checklaton (page history and authors); ciclatoun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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