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aketon.

A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæk.(ə.)tən/
  1. A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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.

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