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pelerine
noun
[ ˈpɛlərɪn ]
• a woman's cape of lace or silk with pointed ends at the centre front, popular in the 19th century.
Origin:
mid 18th century: from French pèlerine, the sense being a transferred use of the feminine of pèlerin ‘pilgrim’.
