especially: raw undressed skins —often used in plural
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebPolar bear populations were high, and the seal hunt was producing a good income for Inuit hunters before French actress Brigitte Bardot’s protest killed peltry fashion. Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pelterie, from peleter furrier, from pelette small skin, from pel skin, from Latin pellis — more at fell