pelerine
Example Sentences
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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 Calthrop, Dion Clayton
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 Hergesheimer, Joseph
"Yes—pretty enough," replied Augusta, scarcely turning her head to look at it.—"Mamma, do not you think I had better have my green pelerine cut in points rather than in scollops?"
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
Your travelling-dress for summer should have a large cape or pelerine of the same.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza
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
