pelerine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pelerine
1735–45; < French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin pilgrim
Example Sentences
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The lady wore a green silk pelerine, and a green bonnet with pink strings, and the gentleman a blue coat and bell hat.
From Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
The fall of every curl had she studied well that morning, and the folds of the muslin pelerine over her shoulders.
From Madelon A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
The names "cardinal" and "capuchin" had been derived from monkish wear, and the cape, called a pelerine, had an allied derivation; it is said to be derived from pèlerin--meaning a pilgrim.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
Her dress is a plain brown frock, with a woollen pelerine of black and aniline mauve over her shoulders, all very trim in honor of the occasion.
From John Bull's Other Island by Shaw, Bernard
Though long ends are very much in favour with silk pelerines, yet there are quite as many that are quite round; such was the black satin pelerine we cited above.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
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