ackton
[ ak-tuh n ]
/ ˈæk tən /
noun Armor.
Words nearby ackton
acker,
ackey,
acknowledge,
acknowledged,
acknowledgment,
ackton,
acl,
aclasis,
aclastic,
acle,
acleistocardia
Definition for ackton (2 of 2)
acton
or ack·ton, ake·ton
[ ak-tuh n ]
/ ˈæk tən /
noun Armor.
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Origin of acton
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French
aketoun, Old French
a(u)queton < Old Spanish
algodon < Spanish Arabic < Arabic
al-quṭun the cotton
British Dictionary definitions for ackton (1 of 3)
acton
/ (ˈæktən) /
noun (in medieval Europe)
a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail
a leather jacket padded with mail
Word Origin for acton
C14: from Old French
auqueton, probably ultimately from Arabic
alqutun the cotton
British Dictionary definitions for ackton (2 of 3)
Acton
1
/ (ˈæktən) /
noun
a district of the London borough of Ealing
British Dictionary definitions for ackton (3 of 3)
Acton
2
/ (ˈæktən) /
noun
John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone
his grandfather, Sir John Francis Edward. 1736–1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany (1774–79) and Naples (1779 onwards) and chief minister of Naples (1779–1806)