Melton
['melt(ə)n] or ['mɛltn]
Definition
(n.) A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
Typed by Laverne
Definition
n. a strong cloth for men's wear the surface without nap neither pressed nor finished.
Edited by Gertrude
Examples
- I insisted on writing to Napier, who was at Melton Mowbray. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Napier is at Melton Mowbray. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The members of the Melton club led what I considered a very stupid sort of life. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- One day I lost all patience; and, ordering post-horses, went to join him at Melton by surprise. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- This man would not have been tolerated at Melton, but that Brummell once said he used good perfume. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- For more than a month after Meyler's departure for Melton Mowbray, I continued in very low spirits about him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I forget whether Meyler got tired of me, or I of Melton, or of him; but certain it is, I very soon returned to town. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- How do you think I manage it at Melton? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Edited by Gertrude