melton

  • 11melton — /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… …

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  • 12Melton — This long established name is of Anglo Saxon and Old Scandinavian origin, and is a locational surname deriving from any of various places called Melton, for example in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and East and West Yorkshire. These… …

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  • 13melton — mèl·ton s.m.inv. TS tess. 1. → follone 2. tipo di follatura che rende il tessuto opaco, peloso e termocoibente | il tessuto trattato con tale procedimento {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1898. ETIMO: dall ingl. melton, tratto da da Melton Mowbray, nome… …

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  • 14Melton — Original name in latin Melton Name in other language Melton, Мелтон State code AU Continent/City Australia/Melbourne longitude 37.68339 latitude 144.58543 altitude 138 Population 35490 Date 2013 06 25 …

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  • 15Melton — /ˈmɛltn/ (say meltn) noun a town and shire in southern Victoria, west of Melbourne. European settlement in the Melton region, traditionally inhabited by the Wathawurung people, dates from 1839. The Willows, built in the 1850s, survives as one of… …

  • 16melton — noun Etymology: Melton Mowbray, town in England Date: circa 1858 a heavy smooth woolen fabric with short nap …

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  • 17Melton — Mel|ton [ mɛltən], der; [s], s [nach der engl. Stadt Melton Mowbray]: weicher Kammgarnstoff in Köperbindung mit leicht verfilzter Oberfläche …

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  • 18Melton — Mẹl|ton 〈m.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s; Textilw.〉 weicher Kammgarnstoff mit aufgerauter Oberfläche [Etym.: nach der engl. Stadt Melton] …

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  • 19Melton — Mel|ton [...tən] der; [s], s <nach der engl. Stadt Melton Mowbray> weicher Kammgarnstoff in Köperbindung (Webart) mit leicht verfilzter Oberfläche …

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  • 20melton — 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 …

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