ACTON


Meaning of ACTON in English

ˈaktən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English aketoun, from Old French aketon, cotton wool, padding, padded jacket, from Old Provençal or Old Spanish; Old Provençal alcoton cotton, from Old Spanish, from Arabic al-quṭun the cotton

: a stuffed jacket worn under the mail of medieval body armor ; also : a jacket plated with steel

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