aketoun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === acketoun, acton, aketon, akton, acotoun, hacton, haketoun === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akɛˈtuːn/, /ˈak(ɛ)tun/ === Noun === aketoun (plural aketouns) A jacket with padding put underneath armour. A jacket worn on top of armour as adornment. ==== Descendants ==== English: aketon, acton, hacqueton, haqueton, haketon → Middle Welsh: actwn, actỽn Welsh: actwn (obsolete) ==== References ==== “aketǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.