pelage
English
Etymology
From French pelage (“fur”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/
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Noun
pelage (plural pelages)
- fur, or any other form of the coat of a mammal
Anagrams
- Lapège, Lepage, peagle
French
Etymology
From poil + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.laʒ/
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Noun
pelage m (plural pelages)
- fur
- Synonym: fourrure
See also
- toison
Further reading
- “pelage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
pelagē
- 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