melton

See also: Melton

English

Etymology

From Melton Mowbray, where this material was made.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlt(ə)n/

Noun

melton (countable and uncountable, plural meltons)

  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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