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pellage

/ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/

pellage noun: the duty on hides, furs and skins.

Noun

pellage (uncountable)

  1. The duty on hides, furs and skins.

Origin of pellage

From French pellage, from Latin pellicula, from pellis (“a skin”). By surface analysis, pell + -age.

Questions about pellage

What does pellage mean?
Pellage means the duty on hides, furs and skins.
What part of speech is pellage?
Pellage is a noun.
How do you pronounce pellage?
Pellage is pronounced /ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/.

Words near pellage in the dictionary

  1. Pell-Fermat equations
  2. pell-mell
  3. Pella
  4. pellack
  5. pellacks
  6. pellage
  7. pellagra
  8. pellagragenic
  9. pellagras
  10. pellagric
  11. pellagrin

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