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Definition of Peltry
1. n. Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.
Definition of Peltry
1. Noun. Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peltry
1. an animal skin [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Peltry
1. Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs. Origin: F. Pelleterie peltry, furriery, fr. Pelletier a furrier, fr. OF. Pel skin, F. Peau, L. Pelis. See Pelt a skin, Pell, Fell a skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peltry
Literary usage of Peltry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels Through the United States of North America: The Country of the (1800)
"... Point of the lake - 20 bundles fine peltry. ... Mixed peltry are furs, ...
peltry is collected north-weft of the lakes in the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1854)
"peltry (Pelleterie, Fr. ; Pelzwerk, Germ.), is nearly synonymous with fur, ...
The scouring or cleaning of peltry is performed in a large cask, or truncated ..."
3. History of Canada: From the Time of Its Discovery Till the Union Year 1840-41 by François-Xavier Garneau (1866)
"—M. Chauvin appointed Lieutenant-General of Canada and Acadia, with a monopoly
of the peltry traffic therein.—Chauvin dying, is succeeded by the Commander ..."
4. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... in broth—soup—poultry—peltry—paltry 1 Jane (in despair). What shall 1 do !
and Hood won't help me : he only laughs. This comes of leaving England ! ..."
5. Pennsylvania Archives by Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, George Edward Reed, Pennsylvania State Library, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban (1877)
"... And Ten V C' also for all Furrs or peltry Exported from thence according to
former Custom and Usage on that behalf, .k all Persons whatsoever trading ..."
6. The Public and General Statutes Passed by the Congress of the United States by Joseph Story, United States, George Sharswood (1839)
"That it shall be the duty of the said superintendent of cluse"he°furs Indian
trade, under the direction of the president of the United and peltry ю Sates, ..."
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