pelisse

American  

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /

noun

1. an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur.

2. a woman's long cloak with slits for the arms.

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pelisse British  

/ pɛˈliːs /

noun

1. a fur-trimmed cloak

2. a high-waisted loose coat, usually fur-trimmed, worn esp by women in the early 19th century

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Etymology

Origin of pelisse

1710–20; < French < Late Latin pellicia mantle, noun use of feminine of Latin pellicius of skin, derivative of pellis skin

Example Sentences

The soldier wears a fur pelisse and holds a cymbal, which meant he was very likely to have belonged to a cavalry regiment, Ms Lavelle said.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

A photograph from that time shows him proudly wearing his uniform, with its heavily tasselled pelisse, mostly unchanged since the Napoleonic Wars, and later favored by Jimi Hendrix.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

The pelisse illustrates how Romantic-era styles incorporated elements drawn not only from the medieval period but from five centuries of European fashion.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2016

The lure of the bygone is represented at the start, where Thomas Cole’s 1838 painting “The Past” is paired with an 1820s golden silk pelisse, or coatdress.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2016

Just now two women, one of whom was enveloped in a long furred pelisse, wearing a hat with a heavy veil, appeared at the carriage gate, where two gendarmes were posted.

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne