mantilla

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

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

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

In a church in downtown Madrid, women wearing traditional veils known as “mantillas” prayed in socially distanced pews.

From Seattle Times

In a church in downtown Madrid, women wearing traditional veils known as “mantillas” prayed in socially distanced pews.

From Washington Times