Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelerine
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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)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Noun
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Paredes poses in a black dress whose style imitates that of a classic Spanish mantilla shawl.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Some women donned a mantilla, a veil that typically signifies more traditionalist Catholic belief and practice.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Last night, Anya Taylor-Joy attended the premiere of her film The Gorge in a strapless white Dior minidress with a pleated capelet that fanned out like wings.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Her third dress of the night was extra special, as her sister, Natali Germanotta, made the teal crepe back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet for her.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The dresses, in muted shades ranging from pale pink to pearl gray, cream and black, contrast layers of vaporous tulle and organza with long ruffled skirts and collared capes in satin or taffeta edged with lace.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bianca Jones Denver, CO Let the rain become a style moment, and work that makeshift rain cover like a cape.—
Matt Nager,
Outside,
1 Sep. 2025
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His name is Frankie, a capuchin monkey who has lived in his cage in Pet Stop for nearly two decades.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
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On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.—
Allison Stanger,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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From freezer reshuffling to roadside inspections mid-journey to the Smithsonian, the manta’s journey to formal recognition was as dramatic as the discovery itself.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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During the dives, lights on the bottom of the boats attract plankton, which in turn attract giant mantas; divers get to see them from just feet away floating in and out of the darkness.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
22 July 2025
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
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On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.—
Klara Glowczewska,
Town & Country,
30 Mar. 2015
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“Pelerine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelerine. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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