pelerine

[pel-uh-reen, pel-er-in] / ˌpɛl əˈrin, ˈpɛl ər ɪn /

NOUN

cape

Synonyms

STRONG

Vandyke capote cardinal cloak cope dolman fichu gabardine mantilla mantle pelisse poncho shawl tabard tippet wrap wrapper

WEAK

bertha manteau mantelletta overdress paletot talma victorine

Example Sentences

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Pelerine, pel′ėr-in, n. a woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front.

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I wore my black velvet and point lace pelerine, with the diamond star he gave me after the Jutley election.

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Your travelling-dress for summer should have a large cape or pelerine of the same.

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She was next informed that she could not be presentable without a French pelerine of embroidered muslin.

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There was likewise a considerable demur about a canezou and a pelerine, but eventually the latter carried the day.

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