pelerine

[pel-uh-reen, pel-er-in]

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noun

a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.

Origin of pelerine

1735–45; < French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin pilgrim

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Related Words for pelerine

mantle, shawl, cope, cloak, wrapper, cardinal, wrap, poncho, gabardine, tippet, pelisse, Vandyke, capote, mantilla, tabard, dolman, fichu, bertha, manteau, mantelletta

Examples from the Web for pelerine

Historical Examples of pelerine

A veil, a shawl, or a pelerine of white lace may be washed in this manner.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book
Eliza Leslie
Your travelling-dress for summer should have a large cape or pelerine of the same.
The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners
Eliza Leslie
Pelerine, pel′ėr-in, n. a woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various
She borrowed minds and gestures as later she borrowed Grandma Buntain's pelerine and bonnet.
Bud
Neil Munro
She was next informed that she could not be presentable without a French pelerine of embroidered muslin.
Pencil Sketches
Eliza Leslie

British Dictionary definitions for pelerine

pelerine

noun

a woman's narrow cape with long pointed ends in front

Word Origin for pelerine

C18: from French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin pilgrim, that is, a pilgrim's cape

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