acton
or ack·ton, ake·ton
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Origin of acton
1Other definitions for Acton (2 of 2)
Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron, 1834–1902, English historian.
a former municipal borough in SE England, now part of the London borough of Ealing: center of Puritanism at the time of Cromwell.
a city in NE Massachusetts.
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How to use acton in a sentence
Odd, that when she had ceased to act, she should be sent to Act-on!
British Dictionary definitions for acton (1 of 4)
/ (ˈæktən) /
a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail
a leather jacket padded with mail
Origin of acton
1British Dictionary definitions for act on (2 of 4)
to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with (advice, information, etc)
to have an effect on (illness, a part of the body, etc)
British Dictionary definitions for Acton (3 of 4)
/ (ˈæktən) /
a district of the London borough of Ealing
British Dictionary definitions for Acton (4 of 4)
/ (ˈæktən) /
John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone
his grandfather, Sir John Francis Edward. 1736–1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany (1774–79) and Naples (1779 onwards) and chief minister of Naples (1779–1806)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with acton
Also, act upon. Conduct oneself in accordance with or as a result of information or another action, as in I will act on my lawyer's advice, or The manager refused to act upon the hotel guest's complaints. [c. 1800]
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