pelerine
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She is dressed in winter walking costume: a large hat,—fur-trimmed pelerine, and a large muff.
From Pride and Predjudice, a play by Mary Keith Medbery Mackaye
I wore my black velvet and point lace pelerine, with the diamond star he gave me after the Jutley election.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 by Various
She wore ruffled lavender with a clear lace pelerine caught at her breast by a knot of straw-coloured ribbon and sprig of rose geranium.
From The Three Black Pennys A Novel by Joseph Hergesheimer
In the quotation heading this chapter, manteel, pelerine, and neckatee precede the capuchin; but in fact the capuchin is as old as the pelerine.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
With one of these dresses we saw a young lady wear a rich black satin pelerine, handsomely trimmed with a very beautiful black blond; it had a very neat effect, as the dress was light.
From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop
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