Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A heavy woolen cloth used in making outerwear.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A stout kind of cloth for men's wear, the surface of which is without nap, and is neither pressed nor finished.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A tough, short napped material used for making overcoats.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Melton, Mowbray, an urban district of central England.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Melton Mowbray, where this material was made.

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Examples

  • His throwback wool caps, melton coats and calf-length breeches channel that gentlemanly vibe.

    The Gentleman Adventurer Darrell Hartman 2011

  • NBOB. .very true, also the aftermath investigations found fire on Aluminum ships, the ally melton and burning did more damage. its one of the reasons as well that ships have migrated away from ally as the sole material as well in construction.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war? 2010

  • Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal A black doublefaced melton cape paired with a matching plonge shift.

    Long, Lean and Monochrome at Michael Kors 2011

  • Sarah Palin is clearly an Anti-American, terrorist thug and should be treated as such, per the anti-terror rules set forth by the Bush Administration. melton

    Media shut out from Palin's Hong Kong speech 2009

  • I agree with you! corey on Jul 10, 2009 im glad chris pine as leonardo brad pitt as rapheal robbie amell as donatello nick palatas as michealengo kate melton as venus jet li as the shredder htis will be a good ninja turtle movie so iglad im a ninja turtle fan so i will see the new teenage mutant ninja turtles movie in theatres 2011 see ya. andries price on Aug 7, 2009

    Rumor: Return of the Live Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?! « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • This wallpaper still looks good today. ashley melton Says:

    MODERN SUSTAINABLE WALLPAPER: Graham and Brown | Inhabitat 2007

  • The first part of the collection was pure Jil Sander daywear to the core -- minimal, strong lines on suits and dresses of fine melton wool and wool crepe -- with flat shoes.

    Milan's Choice: Appeal to Reason or the Gut? 2009

  • Michael Kors, for example, showed pieces done in the fabrics he normally uses for autumn collections -- fur, cashmere and wool melton, a fairly heavy, tightly woven type of wool.

    Runway Report 2008

  • Designer Michael Kors, for example, is planning to show pieces done in the fabrics he normally uses for fall collections -- fur, cashmere and wool melton, a fairly heavy, tightly woven type of wool.

    The All-Weather Wardrobe 2008

  • Thus fulled woolens such as melton which is a heavily fulled, napped, closely woven fabric are used to make overcoats.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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