pelerine /ˈpɛ.ləˌɹiːn/ noun2 •A kind of short cape or covering for the shoulders, associated especially with medieval pilgrims (of any gender).[…] Around his shoulders, he wore a thick gray pelerine. This was the custom of the knights of the Kingdom of the Spears, the land of the beaches and the chalk cliffs with great castles[…] — 2021 •A woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front. formspelerines