shecklaton
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Shecklaton — Sheck la*ton, n. [Cf. {Ciclatoun}.] A kind of gilt leather. See {Checklaton}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checklaton — /chek latˈən/ noun Understood and explained by Spenser as gilded leather used for making embroidered jacks (also schecklaton or shecklaton) ORIGIN: ↑ciclaton, perh by association with ↑latten … Useful english dictionary
