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countable and uncountable, plural meltons
A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats. quotations examples
‘Two of the boys are wearing your Melton overcoat; I hope you don't mind.’
1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts
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.
2002, Skiing Heritage Journal, volume 14, number 4, page 31