Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of quilted vest or tunic, made of taffeta or leather, worn under the habergeon or coat of mail to save the body from bruises, and sometimes worn alone like a buffcoat; in later times, a corselet or cuirass of plate-armor. See
gambeson .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
aketon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice
- verb carry further or advance
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Examples
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I really like the look of the acton, very matrix meats Dragonball not the movie ish.
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That being said, I do think it looks pretty epic and acton packed.
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These seem to be the Twitter addresses of some of the ski party in Verbier who are currently Tweeting about this, @alexhoye, @acton, @joshuamarsh, @hermioneway, @MichelleDewbs
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A local Fox 5 News crew happened to be on the scene and captured live footage of the acton.
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One hour ago @acton posted this tweet, it's 00:12h in Verbier. 0 degrees outside. search team still looking for Rob. no update yet. will let everyone know as soon as we hearAt the time of writing it seems that Rob has still not been found!
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He was an elected official with ideas and vision and the courage to acton it.
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He was an elected official with ideas and vision and the courage to acton it.
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The next mile the speeder drives at high speed is a different crime that an officer might, or might not, observe and acton.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Crime-Facilitating Speech and Reporting Police Movements 2009
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He was an elected official with ideas and vision and the courage to acton it.
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Steve: The next mile the speeder drives at high speed is a different crime that an officer might, or might not, observe and acton.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Crime-Facilitating Speech and Reporting Police Movements 2009
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