melton noun. ['mɛlt(ǝ)n] Also Melton. E19.
[Melton Mowbray, a town in central England.]
1. In full Melton jacket, Melton coat, etc. A jacket, coat, etc., made of melton cloth. E19.

2. More fully melton cloth. A kind of cloth with a close-cut nap used esp. for jackets, coats, etc. M19.

3. Melton pie, Melton Mowbray pie, a kind of raised meat pie. L19.

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