caxon
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.
Venetian edit
Etymology edit
caxa (“house”) + -on (augmentative suffix)
Noun edit
caxon m (plural caxoni) or caxon m (plural caxuni)
- large country house