acton

or ack·ton, ake·ton

[ ak-tuhn ]

/ ˈæk tən /

noun Armor.

a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.

Origin of acton

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French aketoun,Old French a(u)queton<Old Spanish algodon<Spanish Arabic <Arabic al-quṭun the cotton

Words nearby acton

act of God, Act of Toleration, Act of Uniformity, act of war, actomyosin, acton, act one's age, actor, actorish, actor-manager, actor-proof

Definition for acton (2 of 2)

Acton

[ ak-tuhn ]

/ ˈæk tən /

noun

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.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for acton

When Acton died in 1953, no will was found and his estate was inherited by Harold.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Acton had no heirs and initially offered to leave his estate to Oxford, but the offer was turned down.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She and her family have been in litigation with NYU over the Acton estate since his death.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She got up; she was afraid Mrs. Acton would tell her again that she was dying.
The Europeans|Henry James

Acton uttered a howl, and fled under a table covered with a large cloth which served him as a hiding-place.
Marguerite de Valois|Alexandre Dumas
From daybreak to sunrise, the summons ran from house to house through Acton.
Revolutionary Reader|Sophie Lee Foster
Acton felt that this was to destroy the very bases of moral judgment and to open the way to a boundless scepticism.
The History of Freedom|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Luther Blanchard pipes the tune, and the battalion—the men of Acton leading—descends the hill.
Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times|Charles Carleton Coffin

British Dictionary definitions for acton (1 of 4)

acton

/ (ˈæktən) /

noun (in medieval Europe)

a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail

a leather jacket padded with mail

Word Origin for acton

C14: from Old French auqueton, probably ultimately from Arabic alqutun the cotton

British Dictionary definitions for acton (2 of 4)

act on

act upon

verb (intr, preposition)

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)

Acton¹

/ (ˈæktən) /

noun

a district of the London borough of Ealing

British Dictionary definitions for acton (4 of 4)

Acton²

/ (ˈæktən) /

noun

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)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with acton

act on

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]

Influence or affect, as in The baby's fussing acted on the sitter's nerves. [c. 1800]

单词	acton
释义	acton or ack·ton, ake·ton [ ak-tuhn ] / ˈæk tən / noun Armor. a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson. Origin of acton 1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French aketoun,Old French a(u)queton<Old Spanish algodon<Spanish Arabic <Arabic al-quṭun the cotton Words nearby acton act of God, Act of Toleration, Act of Uniformity, act of war, actomyosin, acton, act one's age, actor, actorish, actor-manager, actor-proof Definition for acton (2 of 2) Acton [ ak-tuhn ] / ˈæk tən / noun 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. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acton When Acton died in 1953, no will was found and his estate was inherited by Harold. In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU\|Anthony Haden-Guest\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Acton had no heirs and initially offered to leave his estate to Oxford, but the offer was turned down. In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU\|Anthony Haden-Guest\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She and her family have been in litigation with NYU over the Acton estate since his death. In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU\|Anthony Haden-Guest\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She got up; she was afraid Mrs. Acton would tell her again that she was dying. The Europeans\|Henry James Acton uttered a howl, and fled under a table covered with a large cloth which served him as a hiding-place. Marguerite de Valois\|Alexandre Dumas From daybreak to sunrise, the summons ran from house to house through Acton. Revolutionary Reader\|Sophie Lee Foster Acton felt that this was to destroy the very bases of moral judgment and to open the way to a boundless scepticism. The History of Freedom\|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Luther Blanchard pipes the tune, and the battalion—the men of Acton leading—descends the hill. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times\|Charles Carleton Coffin British Dictionary definitions for acton (1 of 4) acton / (ˈæktən) / noun (in medieval Europe) a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail a leather jacket padded with mail Word Origin for acton C14: from Old French auqueton, probably ultimately from Arabic alqutun the cotton British Dictionary definitions for acton (2 of 4) act on act upon verb (intr, preposition) 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) Acton¹ / (ˈæktən) / noun a district of the London borough of Ealing British Dictionary definitions for acton (4 of 4) Acton² / (ˈæktən) / noun 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) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with acton act on 1 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] 2 Influence or affect, as in The baby's fussing acted on the sitter's nerves. [c. 1800] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
随便看	galactic cluster galactic coordinate galactic coordinate system galactic equator galactic halo galactic latitude galactic longitude galactic nebula galactic noise galactic nucleus galactico galactic plane galactic pole galactic poles galactic year galactin galacto- galactobolic galactocele galactoid galactokinase galactokinase deficiency galactolipid galactolipin galactometer