† ˈchaloner Obs.
[f. chalon + -er1.]
A maker of ‘chalons’; frequently mentioned in 14–15th c.
| 1372 in Will Index (Somerset Ho.), Hugh Alright, Chaloner in arch: London. 1427 Will of Everard (Somerset Ho.), Unum coverlite operis de lez chaloners. 1868 Athenæum 25 July 104/2 Chaloners, or makers of chalons, the stuff being procured from the French town so called,—a town which has given its name to our modern shalloons. |