pelisse

noun /pəˈliːs/

1. A fur-lined robe or cloak, especially as part of a uniform.

2. A long cloak formerly worn by women, with a shoulder cape or hood, often lined or trimmed with fur.

   historical

   The mother was crimson in countenance and pelisse, and her ample dimensions spoke years of peace and plenteousness.

3. An overgarment worn by children when outside.

   archaic

   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.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French pelisse, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pilch.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pelisse (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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