Obs. [f. prec. + -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.
