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melton¹

  • /ˈmɛlt(ə)n/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛltən

Where it comes from

From Melton Mowbray, where this material was made.

noun meltons

  1. countable, uncountable A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats. ‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’

Melton²

  • /ˈmɛltən/
  • /ˈmæltən/

Where it comes from

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

proper noun Meltons

  1. countable, uncountable The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850).
  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English. Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.
  4. countable, uncountable A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

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@misc{melton_2026,
  title = {melton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}