pelerine

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Jack's ribald advice to buy a pelerine, and a green-loden Gemsjäger hat with a feather, stirred me neither to smiles nor anger, for Molly and I were already deep in exploration.

From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

The corsage low and plain, with a pelerine which passes along the back and shoulders, and is brought down to the front of the waist in a point.

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

This pelerine is edged with two rows of fringe.

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

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