Crossword clues for melton
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Melton \Mel"ton\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
Wiktionary
n. A tough, short napped material used for making overcoats.
Wikipedia
Melton may refer to:
Melton was a county constituency centred on the town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Northern Division of Leicestershire was replaced by two new single-seat county divisions: Melton and Loughborough. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was succeeded by the Rutland and Melton constituency.
Melton (1882–1910) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1884 to 1886 he ran eighteen times and won eleven races. In 1885 he won the second two legs of the English Triple Crown, the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster. At the end of the 1886 season he was retired to stud where he had considerable success in both Italy and Great Britain.
Melton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Barry Melton (born 1947), musician and co-founder of Country Joe and The Fish
- Douglas A. Melton (born 1953), developmental biologist
- Florence Melton (1911–2007), American inventor
- Frank Melton (died 2009), former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
- J. Gordon Melton (born 1942), American religious scholar
- John Melton (died 1640), English politician and author
- Justin Melton (born 1987), Filipino-American professional basketball player
- Mitchell Melton (1943–2013), American politician
- Parvati Melton (born 1989), Indian model and actress
- Sid Melton (born 1920), American actor
- Terrence Melton (born 1977), American football player
- William Melton (died 1340), Archbishop of York
- Matthew Melton (Born 1982) garage rock musician and producer
Melton cloth is traditionally made of wool and is woven in a twill form. It is thick, due to having been well fulled, which gives it a felt-like smooth surface. It is napped and very closely sheared. Meltons are similar to Mackinaw cloth. It is a very solid cloth in which the twill weave pattern is completely concealed due to the finishing processes. Because of its dense, quasi-felted texture it frays minimally or not at all. It is hard wearing and wind and weather resistant. Its main use is for heavy outer garments and coats and for blankets. In lighter weights melton cloth is traditionally used for lining the underside of jacket collars. It was developed in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray, from which it derives its name. This town is the traditional centre of English fox-hunting, and black and scarlet hunting coats are traditionally made from melton cloth, due to its weatherproof qualities. In England not only is melton used for the scarlet hunting coat, an iconic symbol of the upper-class elite, but it is also used in black for the donkey jacket, an iconic symbol of the working class labouring man. Both uses rely on its weatherproof qualities. Even Punks, Mods or Skinheads of the era wore Donkey Jackets
Usage examples of "melton".
He was in the middle of acquiring the Melton estate after the bloody fool lost his fortune at the gaming table just last week.
Twice before, Marcus had offered to purchase the lands outright, and twice before, Melton had haughtily sent him on his way.
As soon as he met with his solicitor about the upcoming settlement on the Melton estate, he would schedule a very brief visit with Miss Baker-Sneed and retrieve the ring once and for all.
I need to gain an interview with Lord Melton and ascertain the extent of the east boundaries on his properties.
He wanted to see Lord Melton before the man had time to drink himself into a stupor.
Lord Melton comfortably ensconced there, frittering away what tiny bit of income he still had left.
Lord Melton sat at a green-felt-covered table, his cravat perfectly tied, his face flushed from the contents of a half-empty glass at his elbow, a wild, desperate gleam to his eye.
Good lord, but Melton was a hothead of the worst sortintemperate and filled with passion.
Marcus suddenly realized that if Honoria had raised her voice a moment ago, she could have drawn Lord Melton into the room.
Lord Melton will be in here in a few moments and I, for one, have no wish to explain how we came to be alone.
And with that impulsive gesture, Lord Melton left, a spring in his step, his head held high.
Why, it was the thought of her that had made him soften toward Lord Melton, a fact Mr.
Lord Melton was decidedly young, but he was as handsome as the day was long.
Honoria sank back into her chair, waiting as Melton went from red to pale.
Honoria saw them off into the gardens, Olivia chatting away while Lord Melton gazed in admiration at a blushing Cassandra.