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ascot¹

noun ascots

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of ascot tie Mr Carlyle listened to the faithful catalogue of his possessions. His fetter-and-link albert of gold and platinum was minutely described. His spotted blue ascot, with its gentlemanly pearl scarfpin, was set forth, and the fact that the buttonhole in the left lapel of his morning coat showed signs of
  2. Ireland, UK An instant, wall-mounted water heater, irrespective of brand.

Ascot²

  • /ˈæskət/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English ēast (“east”) + cot (“cottage, hut”). Doublet of Eastcote.

proper noun

  1. A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.
  2. A northern suburb of Brisbane in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia.
  4. A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cravat, scarf, neckwear, tie, lla, sunninghill, maidenhead, cheapside, windsor, ascott, old windsor, sandhurst, spital, sunbury-on-thames, bracknell, sunningdale

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@misc{ascot_2026,
  title = {ascot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ascot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}