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Acton
acton (ˈæktən) (in medieval Europe) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail2. (Clothing & Fashion) a leather jacket padded with mail[C14: from Old French auqueton, probably ultimately from Arabic alqutun the cotton]
Acton (ˈæktən) n (Placename) a district of the London borough of Ealing
Acton (ˈæktən) n1. (Biography) John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone2. (Biography) 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)Ac•ton (ˈæk tən)
n. 1. Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron), 1834–1902, English historian. 2. a former municipal borough in SE England, now part of the London borough of Ealing. Acton
Acton, town (1990 pop. 17,872), Middlesex co., E Mass., NW of Boston; settled c.1680, inc. 1735. Among its manufactures are electrical machinery, chemicals, prefabricated houses, and precision equipment. Points of interest include the Isaac Davis Home, residence of the first person to die at the battle of Concord during the American Revolution. |