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Melton means A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats..
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/ˈmɛlt(ə)n/ · 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.
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Melton means A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats..
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‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’
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