pelerine

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

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

Miriam had discarded her little fur pelerine and her double-breasted jacket bulged loosely over the thin fabric of her blouse.

From Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 by Richardson, Dorothy Miller

The names "cardinal" and "capuchin" had been derived from monkish wear, and the cape, called a pelerine, had an allied derivation; it is said to be derived from pèlerin--meaning a pilgrim.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

"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

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