capelet

American  

[keyp-lit] / ˈkeɪp lɪt /

noun

1. a short cape usually covering just the shoulders.

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Etymology

Origin of capelet

First recorded in 1910–15; cape ¹ + -let

Example Sentences

Consign Design traffics in luxury labels like Brunello, Prada, Gucci and Hermès, along with top-drawer skiwear, while Capelet Consign brims with AG, Theory, Veronica Beard and Ulla Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal

She's wearing a two layer waist length capelet, a full length skirt, and dark gloves.

From Scientific American

Paltrow is the celebrity equivalent of the oatmeal cashmere capelet.

From Salon

There's one scene where Kirsten wears a capelet made of golf gloves sewn together.

From Salon

“So like this girl with the capelet,” Shrope said, pointing to a costume with a little embellished cape jutting out over the shoulders, “after 1968, she disappears forever. We never see that costume again.”

From New York Times