His robe was of ciclatoun, That coste many a Jane. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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checklaton — Ciclatoun Cic la*toun , n. [Of. ciclaton.] A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] [Written also {checklaton}, {chekelatoun}.] [1913 Webster] His robe was of ciclatoun, That coste many a Jane. Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chekelatoun — Ciclatoun Cic la*toun , n. [Of. ciclaton.] A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] [Written also {checklaton}, {chekelatoun}.] [1913 Webster] His robe was of ciclatoun, That coste many a Jane. Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Checklaton — Check la*ton, n. 1. Ciclatoun. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Gilded leather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chekelatoun — Chek e*la*toun , n. See {Ciclatoun}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyclas — Cy clas (s? kl?s), n. [Cf. {Ciclatoun}.] A long gown or surcoat (cut off in front), worn in the Middle Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold. Also, a rich stuff from which the gown was made. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shecklaton — Sheck la*ton, n. [Cf. {Ciclatoun}.] A kind of gilt leather. See {Checklaton}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doggerel — is a derogatory term for verse considered of little literary value. The word probably derived from dog, suggesting either ugliness, or unpalatability (as in food fit only for dogs).[1] Contents 1 Etymology 2 Variants 3 … Wikipedia
Kitab al-I'tibar — (arB|كتاب الاعتبار, The Book of Learning by Example ) is the autobiography of Usāmah ibn Munqidh, an Arab Syrian diplomat and soldier of the 12th century.Usāmah s autobiography is part of the literary genre known as adab which aims at pleasing,… … Wikipedia
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