different between pelisse vs pellicle

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)

1. A fur-lined or fur robe or gown, especially as part of a uniform.
2. (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 […]

3. 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.

Translations

Further reading

• pelisse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Seipels, Seiples, pieless

French

Noun

pelisse f (plural pelisses)

1. pelisse

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.

Noun

pellicle (plural pellicles)

1. A thin skin or film.
2. A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
3. Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
4. The skin of a mushroom cap.
5. (mycology) The outermost layer of a mushroom, often used only for a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.
6. The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
7. The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
8. (optics) A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover.

Related terms

• pelt
• pelisse
• pell
• pellagra
• pellage
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