| This pelisse is of pale blue is trimmed with bands of satin and satin buttons, roses, and rouleaux. |
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| In the scant light he could see the casual folds of the silk slip in absence of the pelisse. |
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| Several pews ahead was the Lady in a grey pelisse and plain grey wide-brim hat. |
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| It was sleeveless and cool, but she donned the lace pelisse when she heard him enter the office earlier. |
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| In his dreams she wore a blue satin frock with a burgundy shawl, or a pink silk pelisse, or a white crinoline. |
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| Two years earlier he had been portrayed in a miniature wearing a pelisse. |
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| She sat at the bench in the bedchamber, pulling the ecru lace pelisse around her shoulders nervously, listening to the rain slap at the closed shutters by the armoire. |
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| As she got up and moved to support him, she noticed some strange dark stains on his left shoulder, which had been hidden under the pelisse before. |
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| Unlike Heyer's dexterity with the cut of a pelisse or the springs of a phaeton, these areas of inquiry are more than period colour added to bestow a gloss of authenticity: they contribute to the very fabric of the novel. |
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| At this date the pelisse was one of the most fashionable outdoor coats. |
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| Robert nodded in reply to her question and not only took off his helmet but unhooked his pelisse, threw it on a chair, and unbuttoned the top of his dolman. |
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