单词 | peltage |
释义 | peltagen. rare. Pelts collectively; (also) an animal's coat of fur or hair. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] panec1300 greywork1311 pelure?c1325 furrurea1387 peltrya1450 peltry warea1450 furs1555 bundwork1663 peltage1698 peltries1763 furrieries1784 1698 G. Thomas West-New-Jersey 32 I shall begin with Burlington-County, as for Peltage, or Beaver Skins [etc.]. 1912 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily News 27 Dec. 7/3 The rarest peltage is pure white, fawn and brown sprinkled with silvery hair. 1926 Econ. Geogr. 2 517/2 This tint appears in patches in the foxes of all regions, but it characterizes the entire peltage of the Aleutian Island breed and gives it the name, Blue Fox. 1997 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 17 Nov. a7 These otters have been outdoors and developed their winter peltage, so it's no problem for them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698 |
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