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pelisse

noun pe·lisse \ pə-ˈlēs , pe- \

Definition of pelisse

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

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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, "The Pride and Prejudice of 21st-Century Literary Critics," 14 July 2017
Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)

— robert garnett, WSJ, "The Pride and Prejudice of 21st-Century Literary Critics," 14 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of pelisse

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

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