melton
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
Origin of melton
1- Also called melton cloth .
Words Nearby melton
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How to use melton in a sentence
Shooting boxes, oppra boxes, money boxes always full; hunters at melton; a seat in the house of Commins: heaven knows what!
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayThey were brought to the stake at seven o'clock in the morning, notwithstanding they had come from melton jail, six miles off.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe"All right" said Cyril and he reached his blue melton from the peg.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book | Daisy AshfordJust now it is gay with hunting men, who live here much as they do at melton Mowbray.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoMr. Montague Dartie was a customer here from—let me see—the year melton won the Derby.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. | John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for melton
/ (ˈmɛltən) /
a heavy smooth woollen fabric with a short nap, used esp for overcoats: Also called: melton cloth
Origin of melton
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