Tunic vs Pelisse - What's the difference?
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A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19
A fur-lined or fur robe or gown, especially as part of a uniform.
(historical) A silk gown formerly worn by women, often lined or trimmed with fur.
*1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
*:Mrs. Wix, after Miss Overmore's last demonstration, addressed herself wholly to the little girl [...], drawing from the pocket of her dingy old pelisse a small flat parcel [...].
An overgarment worn by Victorian children when outside.
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Tunic is a related term of pelisse.
As nouns the difference between tunic and pelisse
is that tunic is a garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles while pelisse is a fur-lined or fur robe or gown, especially as part of a uniform.tunic
English
(wikipedia tunic)Alternative forms
* tunick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}