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Acton

Ac′ton

,
Noun.
[OF.
aketon
,
auqueton
, F.
hoqueton
, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp.
alcoton
,
algodon
, cotton. Cf.
Cotton
.]
A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
[Spelled also
hacqueton
.]
[Obs.]
Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

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Acton

Acton

See also: acton and act on

English

Proper noun

Acton

  1. An area of London.
  2. One of a few villages in England.
  3. A town in Maine.
  4. A town in Massachusetts.
  5. A habitational surname​.

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acton

acton

See also: Acton and act on

English

Noun

acton ‎(plural actons)

  1. An aketon.

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Etymology

Old English āc ‎(“oak”) + tūn ‎(“farm”).

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