different between pelage vs pesage

English

Etymology

From French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?l?d??/

Noun

pelage (plural pelages)

1. fur, or any other form of the coat of a mammal

Anagrams

• Lapège, Lepage, peagle

French

Etymology

From poil +? -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?.la?/

Noun

pelage m (plural pelages)

1. fur

Synonyms

• (fur): fourrure

See also

• toison

Further reading

• “pelage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

pelag?

1. nominative plural of pelagus
2. accusative plural of pelagus
3. vocative plural of pelagus

References

• pelage in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pelage in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From French pesage, from peser (“to weigh”).

Noun

pesage (plural pesages)

1. A fee or toll paid for the weighing of merchandise.

Anagrams

• peages

French

Noun

pesage m (plural pesages)

1. weighing
2. weighing in (of a jockey before/after a race)

Further reading

• “pesage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).