Definition of Pelerines

1. Noun. (plural of pelerine) ¹

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Definition of Pelerines

1. pelerine [n] - See also: pelerine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelerines

pelau
pele
pelecan
pelecaniform
pelecaniform seabird
pelecaniformes
pelecans
pelecoid
pelecypod
pelecypoda
pelecypodous
pelecypods
pelehouse
pelehouses
pelerine
pelerines (current term)
peles
peleton
peletons
pelf
pelfish
pelfs
pelger-huet anomaly
pelham
pelhams
pelican
pelican crossing
pelican flower
pelican flowers
pelicanlike

Literary usage of Pelerines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wanderings of a Pilgrim in the Shadow of Mont Blanc by George Barrell Cheever (1846)
"CHAPTER X. Cascade des pelerines.—A Swiss Family.—Coleridge's Hymn. ... A torrent issues from the Glacier des pelerines high up the mountain, ..."

2. Tariff, Or Rates of Duties Payable on Goods, Wares, and Merchandise by Elias Dayton Ogden (1855)
"30 pelerines 30 veils, cotton...... 30 Laces, all thread 20 , gold and silver, invoiced fin, mi fin, argent fin, and argent mi fin. ..30 DUTY". ..."

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