PELTRY

Etymology

Noun

peltry (plural peltries)

Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.

Anagrams

• pertly

Source: Wiktionary


Pelt"ry, n. Etym: [F. pelleterie peltry, furriery, fr. pelletier a furrier, fr. OF. pel skin, F. peau, L. pelis. See Pelt a skin, Pell, n., Fell a skin.]

Definition: Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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