pelisse

noun

pe·​lisse pə-ˈlēs 

pe-

1

: a long cloak or coat made of fur or lined or trimmed with fur

2

: a woman's loose lightweight cloak with wide collar and fur trimming

Examples of pelisse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names. — Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French pelice, from Late Latin pellicia, from feminine of pellicius made of skin, from Latin pellis skin — more at fell

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pelisse

• bellis
• felis
• fellas
• jealous
• trellis
• zealous
• michaelis
• nucellus
• ocellus
• overzealous