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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