peltry

(pel′trē)

noun pl. peltries

pelts, or fur-bearing skins, collectively

Origin: ME < OFr peleterie < peletier, furrier < pel (L pellis), a skin: see fell

See peltry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Undressed pelts considered as a group.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French peleterie

Origin: , from peletier, furrier

Origin: , from pel, skin

Origin: , from Latin pellis; see pel-³ in Indo-European roots

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