"aketoun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /akɛˈtuːn/, /ˈak(ɛ)tun/ Forms: aketouns [plural], acketoun [alternative], acton [alternative], aketon [alternative], akton [alternative], acotoun [alternative], hacton [alternative], haketoun [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French aqueton, alqueton, auqueton, from Old Spanish alcoton (modern algodón), from Arabic الْقُطْن (al-quṭn), definite of قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”). Compare coton. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|aqueton}} Old French aqueton, {{der|enm|osp|alcoton}} Old Spanish alcoton, {{der|enm|ar|الْقُطْن}} Arabic الْقُطْن (al-quṭn) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} aketoun, {{enm-noun}} aketoun (plural aketouns)
  1. A jacket with padding put underneath armour.
    Sense id: en-aketoun-enm-noun-YBKJUzGZ
  2. A jacket worn on top of armour as adornment.
    Sense id: en-aketoun-enm-noun-TGgBOi5A Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    ],
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      "coton",
      "coton#Middle_English"
    ]
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A jacket with padding put underneath armour."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/akɛˈtuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈak(ɛ)tun/"
    }
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Spanish",
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    },
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      "coton",
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    ]
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    {
      "form": "acton",
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    },
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      "form": "aketon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "akton",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "acotoun",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "hacton",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A jacket with padding put underneath armour."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "padding",
          "padding"
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        ]
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        "A jacket worn on top of armour as adornment."
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          "jacket",
          "jacket"
        ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/akɛˈtuːn/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈak(ɛ)tun/"
    }
  ],
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