Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelerine

/pɛ.ləˈɹin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pel-er-ine
IPA: /pɛ.ləˈɹin/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of short cape or covering for the shoulders, associated especially with medieval pilgrims (of any gender).

noun

A woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front.

Example Sentences

"[…] Around his shoulders, he wore a thick gray pelerine. This was the custom of the knights of the Kingdom of the Spears, the land of the beaches and the chalk cliffs with great castles[…]"
"Beneath the pale light crouched an ancient white-haited man, wrapped against the rain in a threadbare maroon pelerine. “Alms, sire,” he croaked, his eyes wide and fearful, his face lean and hungry. He was so thin […]"
"Pilgrims, male or female, wore gowns […] A hood was usually added, but even if that were omitted, the pilgrim wore a shoulder-cape, a custom so universal that this type of cape came to be called a "pelerine," a name still used in the nineteenth century to describe the short capes fashionable in women's dress."

Etymology

Borrowed from French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin (“pilgrim”), from Late Latin pelegrīnus. First attested in 1744.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1744

Word Breakdown

Root: pelegrīnus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɛ.ləˈɹin/
British English: /ˈpɛ.ləˌɹiːn/

Inflected Forms

pelerines (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pelerine?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛ.ləˈɹin/.
What does pelerine mean?: A kind of short cape or covering for the shoulders, associated especially with medieval pilgrims (of any gender).
Where does pelerine come from?: First known use: First attested in 1744.

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