melton

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see also: Melton

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmɛlt(ə)n/

Noun

melton

1. A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.
   • 1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts:

     ‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’

   • 2002, Skiing Heritage Journal (volume 14, number 4, page 31)

     Skiwear has moved swiftly away from wool — and cotton — into a brave new world of chemistry. […] Wool pants or knickers, usually of melton — a thick, tightly woven, smooth fabric — were good for shedding snow.

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Melton

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Proper noun

1. Surname
2. , formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.
3. A village in East Suffolk, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM2850)

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