Pelisee refers to a woman's wide and padded mantle with two arm slits and sometimes with hood. It is also a Knee-Length fur Cape with broad collar. pelisse was a loose Cape made of fu r, velvet or satin and lined or trimmed with fur. Popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the pelisse was a warm outer garment
Some Pelisee had hoods to give even more protection from the weather. The lenght varies from ankle length to hip.
A Pelisee Robe was the variation of the warm fur-lined Palisee which was worn indoors. Itwas usually made of muslin (sheer cotton fabric) or other light material, the pelisse robe was designed in much the same way as the outdoor pelisse, as a cape with a collar, worn over the dress.