pelerine

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The fall of every curl had she studied well that morning, and the folds of the muslin pelerine over her shoulders.

From Madelon A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

Miriam had discarded her little fur pelerine and her double-breasted jacket bulged loosely over the thin fabric of her blouse.

From Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 by Richardson, Dorothy Miller

The corsage is high at the back, but sloped somewhat lower in front, over which there is a lace pelerine, which is brought down to a point in front.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 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

Her dress is a plain brown frock, with a woollen pelerine of black and aniline mauve over her shoulders, all very trim in honor of the occasion.

From John Bull's Other Island by Shaw, Bernard