"fletton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflɛtən/ Forms: flettons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtən Etymology: From Fletton, Cambridgeshire, England, where originally manufactured. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fletton (plural flettons)
  1. A clay brick. Wikipedia link: Fletton
    Sense id: en-fletton-en-noun-zacRT~8H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Pooley's eyes suddenly alighted upon a half empty bag of cement which lay among a few unused red flettons in the corner of the patio.",
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