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Definition of Acton

Acton
Acton 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.

Meaning of Acton from wikipedia

- Acton may refer to: Mount Acton Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra Acton, Tasmania, a suburb of Burnie Acton Park, Tasmania, a...
- Brian Acton (born February 17, 1972) is an American business executive and computer programmer serving as the executive chairperson of Signal Technology...
- Acton, West Acton, East Acton, South Acton, Acton Green, Acton Town, Acton Vale and Acton Central are all parts of Acton. Acton means "oak farm" or "farm...
- The Acton family was a 14th-century English political family. The four members, Laurence Acton Sr., Laurence Acton Jr., William Acton Sr. and William...
- Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English...
- cardinal Bud Acton or Charles Acton (born 1942), American retired basketball player Carlo Acton or Charles Acton (1829–1909), Italian composer Acton (surname)...
- Acton is a town in Middle**** County, M****achusetts, United States, approximately 21 miles (34 km) west-northwest of Boston along M****achusetts Route 2...
- Acton Round is a village and civil parish in the English country of Shropshire. Acton Round was recorded in the Domesday Book as Achetune. The civil parish...
- Dawn Jean Acton (born 15 March 1977) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Tracy Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between...
- Acton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902): Lord Acton, the Catholic historian...