pelisse
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/pəˈliːs/
(UK)
Definition of pelisse
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A fur-lined robe or cloak, especially as part of a uniform.
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noun
- A fur-lined robe or cloak, especially as part of a uniform.
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(historical)A long cloak formerly worn by women, with a shoulder cape or hood, often lined or trimmed with fur.
“The mother was crimson in countenance and pelisse, and her ample dimensions spoke years of peace and plenteousness.”
“Mrs. Wix, after Miss Overmore's last demonstration, addressed herself wholly to the little girl […], drawing from the pocket of her dingy old pelisse a small flat parcel […]”
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(archaic)An overgarment worn by children when outside.
“Crawley is made to put on the brightest pea-green in her wardrobe, and my pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pelisse, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pilch.
Words you can make from pelisse
83 playable · top: ESPIES (8 pts)
Best play espies 8 points6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
29 words- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SELS 4 pts
3-letter words
18 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
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