pelage

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English

Etymology

From French pelage (fur).

Pronunciation

Noun

pelage (plural pelages)

  1. Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal.
  2. The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on.

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

From poil +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

pelage m (plural pelages)

  1. fur
    Synonym: fourrure

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Further reading

Latin

Noun

pelagē

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pelagus

References

  • pelage”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pelage in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.