melton
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See also: Melton
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Melton Mowbray, where this material was made.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]melton (countable and uncountable, plural meltons)
- 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.