pelerine

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Dresses were all of one piece then, and were made low with short baby sleeves, but a pelerine was made with the dress, which was really an over-waist with two little capes over the shoulders.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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

The fall of every curl had she studied well that morning, and the folds of the muslin pelerine over her shoulders.

From Madelon A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

She is dressed in winter walking costume: a large hat,—fur-trimmed pelerine, and a large muff.

From Pride and Predjudice, a play by Mackaye, Mary Keith Medbery

A large pelerine cape is made to take on and off; and the bust from the back of each shoulder is ornamented with the same bias folds, forming a stomacher in front of the waist.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton