What does "pelerine" mean?

Pelerine: A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in front than behind. PELE'S HAIR Pe"le's hair. [After a Hawaiian goddess associated with the crater Kilauea.] Glass threads or fibers formed by the wind from bits blown from frothy lava or from the tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow.