pelages

Definition of pelagesnext
plural of pelage
as in wools
the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick color variation in the snow leopard's pelage

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Noun
  • Raising the bar on fabric research, Moorer paired technical wools or cotton chenille with silk, and introduced the rare and naturally soft yak fiber to the outerwear range.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Here, the clothes are defined by impeccable fabrics—cashmere, silk-linen blends, fine wools.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • From removing splinters or opening bandages, to snagging ingrown hairs and tightening eyeglass screws, tweezers are one of those travel essentials that my mom never regrets packing.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Hedda’s romantic picture — of Lovborg dying magnificently, with Dionysian vine leaves in his hairs, from a bullet of one of her own guns — smacks of the same literary cliches that has Emma fantasizing about a torchlight wedding at midnight.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Moorer is also banking on down jackets with leather inserts and coats with removable padding, adapting to the context and the weather conditions.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Customers in coats, hats and gloves stood back near the street as others took their turn to go up to the windows to place their orders.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Pelages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelages. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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