mantilla
a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
a short mantle or light cape.
Origin of mantilla
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How to use mantilla in a sentence
She rose, and taking a lace mantilla, arranged it round her head.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayMr. Leeson remembered the mantilla and the day when he bought it, and how pretty his handsome wife had looked in it.
A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. MeadeShe had thrown her mantilla back, to show her shoulders, and a great bunch of acacia that was thrust into her chemise.
Carmen | Prosper MerimeeShe rose, threw away her wooden bowl, and put her mantilla over her head ready to start.
Carmen | Prosper MerimeeShe took off her mantilla and threw it at her feet, and stood motionless, with one hand on her hip, looking at me steadily.
Carmen | Prosper Merimee
British Dictionary definitions for mantilla
/ (mænˈtɪlə) /
a woman's lace or silk scarf covering the shoulders and head, often worn over a comb in the hair, esp in Spain
a similar covering for the shoulders only
Origin of mantilla
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