MELOTA, or Melotes, a Greek Word signifying the Skin of a Sheep with the Wool on, which the Prophets wore, as also the ancient Monks, and poor People in several Countries of the East.
St. Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews1 makes Use of the Word Melota in the Sense now mentioned. They wandered about in Sheep-skins and Goat-skins. The Word Melota is derived from Melon, a Sheep. It is also sometimes taken for all Sorts of Clothing of Skins with the Hair on, and particularly for clothing of Goat-skins, such as the Monks of Egypt used to wear, according to the Relation of Cassian2.
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