reboso
Americannoun
plural
rebososExample Sentences
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They wear the embroidered chemisette, with its snow-white frills, and the blueish reboso, gracefully arranged, so as to conceal neck, bosom, arms, and, in some cases of coquetry, even the face!
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
The kind-hearted girl readjusted the seats, placed the head of Rosita on her lap, spread her reboso over her to keep off the evening dew, and then told the peon to move on.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
She laughed as she took her reboso from the table, saying that she was out of patience, and that I must take the walk with her as punishment.
From The Beautiful Eyes of Ysidria by Gunnison, Charles A.
Gertrudis, happy, yet trembling for the words of love she expected to hear, sat with her face partially concealed behind the folds of her silken reboso.
From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne
Juana, the wife, spread a serape over them, and then sat down in Turkish fashion in the center of the bergantin, a great red and yellow reboso about her head and shoulders.
From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
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