fletton

F4L1E1T1T1O1N1
/ˈflɛtən/

noun

A clay brick.

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Meanings

fletton1

nounfletton (plural flettons)

plural flettons

  1. A clay brick.

    Pooley's eyes suddenly alighted upon a half empty bag of cement which lay among a few unused red flettons in the corner of the patio.

    1981, Robert Rankin, The Antipope

Fletton2

proper noun
  1. A suburban area, Old Fletton and New Fletton, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1997).

Origin

From Fletton, Cambridgeshire, England, where originally manufactured.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fletton

BretonettinHarbour Breton
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Anagrams

fontletflotten
Cite this entry
APA

fletton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fletton

MLA

“fletton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fletton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fletton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fletton.

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