1
: a long cloak or coat made of fur or lined or trimmed with fur
2
: a woman's loose lightweight cloak with wide collar and fur trimming
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.
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Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)
—Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
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Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)
—Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
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“Pelisse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pelisse. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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