ciclatont, ciclatount

[In Spenser, after Chaucer, cheklaton, sheckiaton, schecklaton; ΜΕ. ciclatoun, ciclatun, cyclatoun, siclatoun, syclatoun, sykelatoun, once chekelatoun, Sp. ciclaton ), a kind of mantle or robe, also, at least in AF. (as alone in ME.), a rich fabric (see def.), appar. (with suffix- on ) (= Sp. ciclada, a kind of mantle) IMG:content-0408.jpg:[blocks in formation] with the L. cyclas, etc., in its proper sense of 'a ciconiine (si-kō'ni-in), a. Of or pertaining to mantle,' has been merged another word, perhaps of Eastern origin, meaning 'a fabric.' Yule compares the Panjab trade-name suklāt, broadcloth, or the Ar. Sikiliyat, Sicily.] 1. A costly fabric used in the middle ages for men's and women's robes or mantles, and also for leggings, housings, banners, tents, etc. It was sometimes, perhaps generally, of silk, often woven with gold; it is found explained as pannus aureus, cloth of gold. From the diversity of its use, the term seems to have been applied to any rich-looking fabric. Of Brugges were his hosen brown, His robe was of ciclatoun , That coste many a jane. the Ciconiina; ciconine.