pelerine

pel·er·ine

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pel-uh-reen, pel-er-in]
- /ˌpɛl əˈrin, ˈpɛl ər ɪn/
- /ˈpe.lə.riːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pel-uh-reen, pel-er-in]
- /ˌpɛl əˈrin, ˈpɛl ər ɪn/

Definitions of pelerine word

noun pelerine a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front. 1
noun pelerine a woman's narrow cape with long pointed ends in front 0
noun pelerine a woman's cape, often of fur, tapering to long points in the front 0

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Origin of pelerine

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

1735-45; < French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin pilgrim

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Parts of speech for Pelerine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pelerine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pelerine

noun pelerine

bertha — a wide deep capelike collar, often of lace, usually to cover up a low neckline
cape — A cape is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea from the coast.
capote — a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood
cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
dolman — a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.

All 14 Synonyms of pelerine