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

She was next informed that she could not be presentable without a French pelerine of embroidered muslin.

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

Would you like me to add the pelerine you were admiring?

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various

The soutanelle is made of silk, and lined with a different color; it has a hood, the inside of which is like the lining; it forms a pelerine, and ends square in front.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

In the quotation heading this chapter, manteel, pelerine, and neckatee precede the capuchin; but in fact the capuchin is as old as the pelerine.

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