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Melton Mowbray — Coordinates: 52°45′58″N 0°53′10″W / 52.7661°N 0.8860°W / 52.7661; 0.8860 … Wikipedia
Melton (disambiguation) — The name Melton has several meanings:Places* Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England * Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England ** Melton, the local government district based in it * Melton, Suffolk, EnglandIn Australia * Melton, Victoria, a… … Wikipedia
melton — /mel tn/, n. a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc. Also called melton cloth. [1815 25; after Melton Mowbray, town in… … Universalium
melton — [melt′ n] n. [after Melton Mowbray in LEICESTERSHIRE] a heavy woolen cloth with a smooth surface and a short nap, used for overcoats … English World dictionary
Melton — Mel ton, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Melton — As a place name, Melton may refer to: Melton, Victoria, a satellite town outside Melbourne, Australia Electoral district of Melton, the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate based on Melton Melton, Victoria (suburb), a suburb of Melton Shire… … Wikipedia
melton — noun heavy woollen cloth with a close cut nap, used for overcoats and jackets. Origin C19: named after Melton Mowbray, a town in central England, formerly a centre of manufacture … English new terms dictionary
melton — mel•ton [[t]ˈmɛl tn[/t]] n. tex a heavily fulled woolen cloth tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave • Etymology: 1815–25; after Melton Mowbray, town in Leicestershire, England … From formal English to slang
melton — /ˈmɛltn/ (say meltn) noun a smooth heavy woollen cloth, used for coats, hunting jackets, etc. {from Melton Mowbray, town in Leicestershire, a county in central England} …
melton — n. cloth with a close cut nap, used for overcoats etc. Etymology: Melton Mowbray in central England … Useful english dictionary
