Definition of Ciclatoun. Meaning of Ciclatoun. Synonyms of Ciclatoun

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Definition of Ciclatoun

Ciclatoun
Ciclatoun Cic"la*toun`, n. [Of. ciclaton.] A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] [Written also checklaton, chekelatoun.] His robe was of ciclatoun, That coste many a Jane. --Chaucer.

Meaning of Ciclatoun from wikipedia

- decorations, and hangings. These textiles were known by different names such as ciclatoun, tartarium, naques or nac, baudekin or baldachin (Bagdad), and tissue...
- turbans. Dabiqi cloth was linen, sometimes interwoven with gold and silk, ciclatoun was another precious cloth. Dimyati brocade was a white linen or silk...
- is a 12-page argument that the medieval Latin word came from Arabic: "Ciclatoun Scarlet", by George Foot Moore, year 1913. In the 19th century it was...