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CICLATOUN
Etymology
Noun
ciclatoun (countable and uncountable, plural ciclatouns)
(obsolete) A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
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• noctiluca
Source: Wiktionary
Cic"la*toun`, n. Etym: [Of. ciclaton.]
Definition: A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] [Written also checklaton, chekelatoun.] His robe was of ciclatoun, That coste many a Jane. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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