"ciclatoun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ciclatouns [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ciclatoun, from Old French siglaton, (chiefly) Anglo-French cyclaton and Anglo-Latin cyclaton, from Arabic سِقِلّاطُون (siqillāṭūn). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ciclatoun}} Middle English ciclatoun, {{der|en|fro|siglaton}} Old French siglaton, {{der|en|ar|سِقِلّاطُون}} Arabic سِقِلّاطُون (siqillāṭūn) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ciclatoun (countable and uncountable, plural ciclatouns)
  1. A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: checklaton, siclatoun
    Sense id: en-ciclatoun-en-noun-8S~g0OEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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