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† actæon, v. Obs.|ækˈtiːən|
[f. Actæon, the mythological hunter turned into a stag by Diana, with a play upon his becoming ‘horned’.]
To cuckold.
1615Nichols Disc. Marriage xi. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) III. 274 There are of opinion, that there is, in marriage, an inevitable destiny..which is either to be actæoned, or not to be. a1658Cleveland Vit. Uxoris x, And thou'lt Actæon'd be. |