Etymology

pelerine

pel·er·ine
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Today it means: A kind of short cape or covering for the shoulders, associated especially with medieval pilgrims (of any gender). Full definition →

French pèlerine ← Late Latin pelegrīnus
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  1. Late Latin · derived frompelegrīnus
  2. French · borrowed frompèlerine
  3. English todaypelerine

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

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