Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for pelerine. Search instead for peperine.
Definitions

pelerine

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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

This pelerine is edged with two rows of fringe.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various

Upon second thoughts, I think I will have the green pelerine scolloped, and the blue one pointed.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

Add a Dunstable straw bonnet with its strings of satin and the frilled pelerine, and this strange young woman might have just stepped from her carriage in the most fashionable avenue in the land.

From Viola Gwyn by McCutcheon, George Barr

The lady wore a green silk pelerine, and a green bonnet with pink strings, and the gentleman a blue coat and bell hat.

From Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "pelerine" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com