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

He has a stiff spreading beard, running with water, and overlapping a sort of pelerine, ornamented with fourteen shells, seven before and seven behind.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

Patsy held up a buff-coloured satin gown, pointing out with pride where he had filled up the deficiencies of a very low neck with the top of a green silk pelerine.

From The Weans at Rowallan by Fitzpatrick, Kathleen

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

This pelerine is edged with two rows of fringe.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various