mantilla
Americannoun
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a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
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a short mantle or light cape.
noun
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a woman's lace or silk scarf covering the shoulders and head, often worn over a comb in the hair, esp in Spain
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a similar covering for the shoulders only
Etymology
Origin of mantilla
1710–20; < Spanish; diminutive of manta
Example Sentences
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In one, his head is thrown back in a gesture that could be interpreted as laughter or ecstasy; in another, he wears a mantilla and prays.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024
Picture it – she’ll turn up in an immaculately tailored black suit, probably accessorised with a mantilla.
From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2018
Her refined black-lace mantilla, Katzew says, is virtually unique in the casta painting genre.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2017
Yet when Mrs. Trump shook his hand, a black mantilla draped over her hair, his face crinkled into a smile.
From New York Times • May 28, 2017
She stepped from the carriage, flesh envivified; her brain tricked out in schemes; I have forgot my mantilla; only this do I recall; she ran.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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