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melton

/ˈmɛltən/UK/ˈmɛlt(ə)n/

melton noun: a tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.

Noun

melton (countable and uncountable, plural meltons)

  1. A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.
    • ‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts
    • 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.2002, Skiing Heritage Journal, volume 14, number 4, page 31

Proper noun capitalized: Melton

Melton (countable and uncountable, plural Meltons)

  1. The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.
  2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850).
  3. 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.2025 June 11, “White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to perfect major league debut”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025
  4. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

melton meaning in Bengali

melton in Bengali

শক্ত

Forms of melton

Noun
pluralmeltons
Proper noun
pluralMeltons

Origin of melton

From Melton Mowbray, where this material was made.

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

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Questions about melton

What does melton mean?
Melton means a tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats.
What is melton in Bengali?
Melton in Bengali is শক্ত. See Melton meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is melton?
Melton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce melton?
Melton is pronounced /ˈmɛlt(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of melton?
The plural of melton is meltons.

Words near melton in the dictionary

  1. meltings
  2. meltith
  3. meltiths
  4. meltoff
  5. meltoffs
  6. melton
  7. Melton Constable
  8. Melton Mowbray
  9. Melton Mowbrays
  10. Melton South
  11. Melton West

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