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pelerine
[ pel-uh-reen, pel-er-in ]
noun
- a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
pelerine
/ ˈ±èÉ›±ôəˌ°ù¾±Ë²Ô /
noun
- a woman's narrow cape with long pointed ends in front
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pelerine1
1735–45; < French ±èè±ô±ð°ù¾±²Ô±ð, feminine of ±èè±ô±ð°ù¾±²Ô pilgrim
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pelerine1
C18: from French ±èè±ô±ð°ù¾±²Ô±ð, feminine of ±èè±ô±ð°ù¾±²Ô pilgrim , that is, a pilgrim's cape
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Pelerine, pel′ėr-in, n. a woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front.
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I wore my black velvet and point lace pelerine, with the diamond star he gave me after the Jutley election.
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Your travelling-dress for summer should have a large cape or pelerine of the same.
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"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?"
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She was next informed that she could not be presentable without a French pelerine of embroidered muslin.
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