pel·try (p l tr )n. Undressed pelts considered as a group. [Middle English, from Old French peleterie, from peletier, furrier, from pel, skin, from Latin pellis; see pel-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
peltry [ˈpɛltrɪ]
n pl -ries
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the pelts of animals collectively
[from Old French peleterie collection of pelts, from Latin pilus hair]
Peltry pelts or skins, collectively. 1436; refuse; rubbish; trash.
Example: peltry of hares, rabbits, dogs, and other small animals, 1861.
Translations
peltry
n
(furs collectively) → Rauchwaren pl, → Pelzwaren pl
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