First Known Use: 15th century
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peltry
noun pelt·ry \ˈpel-trē\
plural peltries
Definition of PELTRY
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Origin of PELTRY
Middle English, from Anglo-French pelterie, from peleter furrier, from pelette small skin, from pel skin, from Latin pellis — more at fell
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