aketon

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From Middle English aketon, from Old French aqueton, auqueton, alqueton, from Old Spanish alcoton (modern algodón), from Arabic الْقُطْن, definite of قُطْن. Compare cotton.

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