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fletton

/ˈflɛtən/

fletton noun: a clay brick.

Noun

fletton (plural flettons)

  1. A clay brick.
    • Pooley's eyes suddenly alighted upon a half empty bag of cement which lay among a few unused red flettons in the corner of the patio.1981, Robert Rankin, The Antipope

Proper noun capitalized: Fletton

Fletton

  1. A suburban area, Old Fletton and New Fletton, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1997).

Forms of fletton

pluralflettons

Origin of fletton

From Fletton, Cambridgeshire, England, where originally manufactured.

Words that rhyme with fletton

Questions about fletton

What does fletton mean?
Fletton means a clay brick.
What part of speech is fletton?
Fletton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fletton?
Fletton is pronounced /ˈflɛtən/.
What is the plural of fletton?
The plural of fletton is flettons.

Words near fletton in the dictionary

  1. flettermouse
  2. Flettner
  3. Flettner rotor
  4. Flettner rotors
  5. Flettners
  6. fletton
  7. flettons
  8. Fletts
  9. fleur
  10. fleur de lis
  11. Fleur de Lys

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