ACTON

Etymology

Proper noun

Acton

A town and suburb of London in Ealing borough.

Any of a few villages in England.

A town in York County, Maine, United States.

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

A habitational surname.

Anagrams

• Canto, canto, octan

Noun

acton (plural actons)

Alternative form of aketon

Anagrams

• Canto, canto, octan

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"ton, n. Etym: [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. Cotton.]

Definition: A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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