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pelisse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pelisse, from Latin pellis (“skin”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pélla, “skin”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??li?s/
Noun
pelisse (plural pelisses)
- A fur-lined or fur robe or gown, especially as part of a uniform.
- (historical) A silk gown formerly worn by women, often lined or trimmed with fur.
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- Mrs. Wix, after Miss Overmore's last demonstration, addressed herself wholly to the little girl […] , drawing from the pocket of her dingy old pelisse a small flat parcel […]
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- An overgarment worn by Victorian children when outside.
- 1848, William Mzkepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 11:
- Crawley is made to put on the brightest pea-green in her wardrobe, and my pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should.
- 1848, William Mzkepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 11:
Translations
Further reading
- pelisse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Seipels, Seiples, pieless
French
Noun
pelisse f (plural pelisses)
- pelisse
Further reading
- “pelisse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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pellage
English
Etymology
From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“a skin”).
Noun
pellage (uncountable)
- The duty on hides, furs and skins.
Related terms
- pelt
- pelisse
- pell
- pellagra
- pellicle
- peltry
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