aketon

n. (13和14世纪时穿的)铠衣;皮铠衣( = acton)

发音

/ˈæk.(ə.)tən/

词形变化

aketons 复数 aketons

别名

acketon acton hacqueton haqueton haketon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    历史

词源

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.

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