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pel·try (p

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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

(furs collectively) → Rauchwaren pl, → Pelzwaren pl

(= single furs) → Felle pl, → Häute pl

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