How do you pronounce aketon?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæk.(ə.)tən/.

Where does aketon come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

aketon

/ˈæk.(ə.)tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ake-ton
IPA: /ˈæk.(ə.)tən/

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Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The aketon, gambeson, vambasium, and jack were military vestments, calculated for the defence of the body, differing little from each other, except in their names, their materials and construction were nearly the same, the authorities quoted in the notes, shew they were all composed of many folds of linen, stuffed with cotton, wool or hair, quilted, and commonly covered with leather, made of buck or doe skin."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: aketoun, aqueton, alcoton, الْقُطْن

Inflected Forms

aketons (plural) acton (alternative) hacqueton (alternative) haqueton (alternative) haketon (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gambeson haustement pourpoint