Ac"ton (#), n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. Cotton.]
A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
[Spelled also
hacqueton.] [Obs.]
Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
© Webster 1913.