pelages

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
  • The other side leaned into traditional wools, tweeds and blanket-like materials for outerwear and shirting.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Vanessa Hudgens hasn’t even had the chance to swap her summer crochet linens for winter crochet wools, but the California concert promoter has already released the lineup for the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the earliest announcement since the event’s inception in 1999.
    Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The hairs on the back of the neck still stand up now when thinking of the post-match celebrations after David Seaman’s penalty save dumped out Spain in the quarter-finals.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • More than that, the YouTuber decided to rid her face of eyebrows, bleaching the hairs above her eyes to match the hue of her hair.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are other nods to the house codes, like the billowing backs on the jackets and coats, or the peacoat.
    Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Pelages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelages. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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