1) A mixture of colours or shades of colour, commonly used of wool, yarn and pieces of cloth.
1341 lego Marotć servienti meć unum warniamente de melle, York
1394 ‘˝ a redemelle cloth 2d’, Hull. From the same century ‘melled’ occurred more commonly: 1388 pur j gowne de melledi ovesque une chaperon de bloy, Calverley
1394 ‘for ˝ a cloth of meld 2d’, Hull
1439-40 that noon of the said craft make no capez nother of meld woll nor meld garn, York
1446 et dimidia panni de rede melde, xxvjs viijd, York
1473 unam togam de melled russett, Hampsthwaite
1504 Item v yerdes and a half of broyd blew meld iijs iiijd, York
1546 my melled collored jacket, Leeds.