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mantilla

[man-til-uh, -tee-uh] / mænˈtɪl ə, -ˈti ə /




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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

In photographs from this period, she is tangled in a nest of limbs, or in fishnets and a bright mantilla, kneeling at an invisible altar like a psychedelic bride.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022

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

“We’re going to Mass,” she said, pulling out a small white mantilla, which I was to wear during the service.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Women in lace mantillas and gold jewelry pass on their way to somewhere ornate.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Those fans turned up wearing lace mantillas and carrying votive candles on Tube trains that buzzed with Spanish slang, as they clamoured for this long-awaited concert.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Men tend to wear suits and ties and most women wear skirts and lace mantillas on their heads, the latter a traditional sign of humility and femininity.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

As the church filled, women slipped on lacy black mantillas and filed up into the balcony, past singed walls still spray-painted with warnings of bombs, since removed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2016

The other mothers dressed up for mass, wearing black lace mantillas on their heads and clutching green or red or yellow handbags that matched their shoes.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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