peltry C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈpɛltri/ UK /ˈpeltri/ See IPA manual Freq #1008959 Meanings 1 noun animal pelts or furs collectively, especially raw, undressed skins traded as a commodity European merchants exchanged metal tools and cloth for peltry from North American hunters. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · animal pelts or furs... peltsfursraw skins More hides Word family Related forms peltfur tradehide Etymology From Middle English and Anglo-French pelterie ('furs; the fur trade'), from peleter ('furrier'), ultimately from Latin pellis ('skin, hide'). Topics Animals Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # peltry **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛltri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpeltri/ **Frequency rank:** 1008959 ## Meanings 1. animal pelts or furs collectively, especially raw, undressed skins traded as a commodity ## Examples - European merchants exchanged metal tools and cloth for peltry from North American hunters. ## Synonyms - pelts - furs - raw skins - hides ## Related Forms - pelt - fur trade - hide ## Etymology From Middle English and Anglo-French pelterie ('furs; the fur trade'), from peleter ('furrier'), ultimately from Latin pellis ('skin, hide'). ## Topics - Animals - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown