caxon

See also: caxón

English

Noun

caxon (plural caxons)

1. (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

“caxon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

---

Venetian

Etymology

caxa (“house”) +‎ -on (augmentative suffix)

Noun

caxon m (plural caxoni) or caxon m (plural caxuni)

1. large country house

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: kazuun
• → Italian: casone
  • → English: casone