pelisse
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pelisse
- /pəˈliːs/ UK
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French pelisse, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pilch.
noun pelisses
- A fur-lined robe or cloak, especially as part of a uniform.
- A long cloak formerly worn by women, with a shoulder cape or hood, often lined or trimmed with fur. The mother was crimson in countenance and pelisse, and her ample dimensions spoke years of peace and plenteousness.
- An overgarment worn by children when outside. 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.
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noun fur-lined robe, esp. as part of a uniform
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Talk about this word "pelisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pelisse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pelisse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pelisse "pelisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pelisse.Cite this
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title = {pelisse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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