melton

[mel-tn]

noun

1. a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.

melton

/ ˈmɛltən /

noun

1. Also called: melton cloth. a heavy smooth woollen fabric with a short nap, used esp for overcoats

Word History and Origins

Origin of melton¹

First recorded in 1815–25; after Melton Mowbray, town in Leicestershire, England

Word History and Origins

Origin of melton¹

C19: from _{Melton Mowbray} , Leicestershire, a former centre for making this cloth

Example Sentences

Local MP Ed Argar, Conservative member for Melton and Syston, described the reports as "clearly shocking" and "deeply concerning".

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Mr Avaiya was described by the Melton Road temple's secretary as a "model devotee and volunteer".

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If your pork pie is not from the Leicestershire town, it cannot be called a Melton Mowbray.

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Raynor Winn, a writer who grew up on a farm in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, said a financial dispute meant she had lost her dream home in Wales in 2013 just days after her husband Moth was diagnosed with Corticobasal Degeneration, a rare brain disease.

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Based on the memories of soldiers on the surveillance mission in Ramadi, an area controlled by Al Qaeda, the cast also includes Reservation Dogs' D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis, Stranger Things and the forthcoming Beatles biopic's Joseph Quinn, and Riverdale's Charles Melton.

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