Pelisse (noun)
Pel-ees
(historic) A woman’s ankle-length cloak with armholes or sleeves.
Early 18th century from French, from medieval Latin pellicia (vestis) ‘(garment) of fur’, from pellis ‘skin’.
Example sentences
“She wore the twilled silk perisse with pride.”
Word of the Day - Semiquincentennial (noun) se-mee-kwin-sen-tee-nee-al
