Meltonn.
/ˈmɛltn/, U.S. /ˈmɛlt(ə)n/ I. Compounds.
1. Melton jacket n. (formerly) a kind of jacket worn for fox-hunting; (now) a jacket made of Melton cloth.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > worn by specific people > other
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bedgowna1806
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vaquero1858
Melton1905
monkey jacket1968
Nehru1968
Harrington1982
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIII lxxviii. 94 Even Nimrod's self might leave the plains of Dura, And wear the Melton jacket for a space.
1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 18–24 Nov. 19/2 He always wore a blue fisherman's jersey, a double-breasted dark Melton jacket which was pretty well bullet-proof, [etc.].
1999 Detroit News (Nexis) 21 Sept. e1 A red melton jacket at $500.
2. Melton cloth n. a kind of cloth with a close-cut nap, usually woollen, used to make jackets, coats, etc.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > coarse or rough > from specific place
white straits1513
carpenel1523
Carpmeal1610
Yorkshire1717
Melton cloth1882
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 344/2 Melton Cloth. A stout make of cloth suitable for men's wear, which is ‘pared’, but neither pressed nor ‘finished’.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 3/2 That melton cloth boasting a whitish surface that is very happy in powder blue, greens, and dark purples.
1937 Dict. Textile Terms lxxxix, in Textile Mercury & Argus 10 Sept. 257/2 Meltonette,..a fabric of light weight which resembles Melton cloth.
1989 Times 26 Sept. 13/3 In Duffel..a coarse woollen Melton cloth has been woven for centuries to protect sailors and fishermen in the North Sea.
3. Melton pad n. a hernia truss specially designed to be worn by horse riders. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > truss or band
truss1543
amma1706
strop1744
Melton pad1906
1906 N.E.D. at Melton Melton pad.
II. Simple uses.
4. = Melton cloth n. at sense 2.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > of specific size > broadcloth
broadclotha1420
broadc1503
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1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 245/2 Melton, a kind of broadcloth.
1883 Daily News 19 Sept. 6/6 Thin meltons, diagonals, and serges.
1929 M. de la Roche Whiteoaks ii. 27 He had a new Fall overcoat of expensive English melton.
1937 Dict. Textile Terms lxxxix, in Textile Mercury & Argus 10 Sept. 257/2 Melton, a heavy smooth cloth made all wool or from cotton warp and wool weft... Meltons, kerseys and tweeds for coatings and uniforms are very similar.
1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Oct. a10/5 (advt.) We have a club jacket of remarkable quality wool melton.
5. = Melton jacket n. at sense 1.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > worn by specific people > other
jacket1451
bedgowna1806
Melton jacket1823
vaquero1858
Melton1905
monkey jacket1968
Nehru1968
Harrington1982
1905 A. Bennett Tales of Five Towns i. 13 Mr. Curtenty ruefully raised the velvet of his Melton.
1976 Loughborough Monitor 26 Nov. 13/1 (advt.) ‘Winter For The Working Man’ Combat coats Donkey coats..Meltons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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