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Definition of Pelerine
1. n. A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in front than behind.
Definition of Pelerine
1. Noun. A woman's cape ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pelerine
1. a woman's cape [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pelerine
1. A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in front than behind. Origin: F. Pelerine a tippet, fr. Pelerin a pilgrim, fr. L. Peregrinus foreign, alien. See Pilgrim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelerine
Literary usage of Pelerine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal [Aug. 1, 1832 to July 17, 1833] by Fanny Kemble (1835)
"... with remarkably pretty feet and ancles ; but there's too much pelerine and
petticoat, and " de quoi" of every sort to guess anything more. ..."
2. Miss Leslie's Lady's House-book; a Manual of Domestic Economy Containing by Eliza Leslie (1850)
"To make satin piping for a blond pelerine, or for any other purpose, ... Then lay
it on the right side of the pelerine, and run it on the wrong side, ..."
3. Belle Assemblée: Or, Court and Fashionable Magazine; Containing Interesting (1825)
"A pelerine cape falls over the shoulders, trimmed all round, the same as the
skirt, except that this trimming is narrower than the flounces : over the ..."
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