melton
Collocations
4ADJ.
thick
VERB + MELTON
wearing
PREP.
out
ADV.
also, tightly, usually
Definitions
noun
A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.
‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’
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.
name
The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.
A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850).
A habitational surname from Old English.
Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.
A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia
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3‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’
WiktionarySkiwear 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 shedd
WiktionaryCam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.
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