mantilla

[ man-til-uh, -tee-uh ]
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noun
  1. a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.

  2. a short mantle or light cape.

Origin of mantilla

1
1710–20; <Spanish; diminutive of manta

Words Nearby 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 Hay
  • Mr. 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. Meade
  • She had thrown her mantilla back, to show her shoulders, and a great bunch of acacia that was thrust into her chemise.

    Carmen | Prosper Merimee
  • She rose, threw away her wooden bowl, and put her mantilla over her head ready to start.

    Carmen | Prosper Merimee
  • She 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

mantilla

/ (mænˈtɪlə) /


noun
  1. a woman's lace or silk scarf covering the shoulders and head, often worn over a comb in the hair, esp in Spain

  2. a similar covering for the shoulders only

Origin of mantilla

1
C18: Spanish, diminutive of manta cloak

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