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See also: caxón
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]caxon (plural caxons)
- (obsolete) A kind of wig.
- 1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
- The other , an old , discolored , unkempt , angry caxon , denoting frequent and bloody execution . Woe to the school , when he made his morning appearance in his passy , or passionate wig
References
[edit]“caxon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Venetan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]caxa (“house”) + -on (augmentative suffix)
Noun
[edit]caxon m (plural caxoni) or caxon m (plural caxuni)
- large country house