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Eton (iou)



Eton noun. L19.
[Eton College, English public school founded by Henry VI on the Thames opposite Windsor.]
1. Eton blue, a light blue used as the school colour at Eton. L19.
2. Eton collar, a broad and stiff collar worn outside a coat-collar. L19.
3. Eton jacket, a short black open-fronted jacket, pointed at the back and cut square at the hips, formerly worn by the younger boys at Eton. L19.
4. In full Eton suit, a suit of an Eton jacket with trousers or skirt. L19.
5. Eton fives, a form of fives played by pairs in a three-walled court, the design of which is based on an area outside the chapel at Eton. L19.
6. Eton crop, a close-cropped style of cutting women's hair. E20.
Etonian noun & adjective (a) noun a person educated at Eton College; (b) adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Eton College: M17.