pelerine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pelerine
1735–45; < French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin pilgrim
Example Sentences
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She is clad in a loose dress of sombre colour, cut with a pelerine; and nothing but the one bright spot formed by the white collar reveals the severity of the costume.
From Bastien Lepage by Crastre, Fr.
No demon of calculation comes between her and the genius of taste, when the milliner suggests an extra flounce of Marines, or a pelerine of Honiton.
From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
"Yes—pretty enough," replied Augusta, scarcely turning her head to look at it.—"Mamma, do not you think I had better have my green pelerine cut in points rather than in scollops?"
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
I wore my black velvet and point lace pelerine, with the diamond star he gave me after the Jutley election.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 by Various
Jack's ribald advice to buy a pelerine, and a green-loden Gemsjäger hat with a feather, stirred me neither to smiles nor anger, for Molly and I were already deep in exploration.
From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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