pelisse
nounUK /pəˈliːs/
Etymology Borrowed from French pelisse, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pilch.
1
A fur-lined robe or cloak, especially as part of a uniform.
2
Historical A long cloak formerly worn by women, with a shoulder cape or hood, often lined or trimmed with fur.
- The mother was crimson in countenance and pelisse, and her ample dimensions spoke years of peace and plenteousness.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 256-257:
- Mrs. Wix, after Miss Overmore's last demonstration, addressed herself wholly to the little girl […], drawing from the pocket of her dingy old pelisse a small flat parcel […]1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
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Archaic An overgarment worn by children when outside.
- Crawley is made to put on the brightest pea-green in her wardrobe, and my pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 11, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC: