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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Fur, hair, or any other form of the coat of a mammal. countable, uncountable

   "They [hares] are now assuming partial winter pelage, with traces of white hair in their coats."

2. 2
   growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal wordnet
3. 3
   The characteristic nature of this coat: its coarseness or fineness, its typical lay, and so on. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

coatcoat

Example

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"They [hares] are now assuming partial winter pelage, with traces of white hair in their coats."

Etymology

From French pelage (“fur”).

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