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Meanings of mantilla in anglès

català
mantellina

Short cape worn by women.

mantellina
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Examples for "mantelet"
Examples for "mantelet"
1
The Dargonesti slashing at the captives with seaweed whips were protected by a wooden mantelet.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
2
She had set her heart on a silk mantelet marked thirteen francs, which she had seen in a shopwindow.
L'Assommoir
3
All this time Denys was behind his mantelet with another arbalestrier, protecting the workmen and making some excellent shots.
The Cloister and the Hearth
4
In the varied forms of spelling and wearing, as manto, manteau, mantoon, mantelet, and mantilla the foundation is the same.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
5
On the memorable occasion of which I speak I was habited in a crimson satin dress, with a sky-blue Arabian mantelet.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
Usage of mantilla in anglès
1
Mamma is being dressed in her black silk and her black mantilla.
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
2
She threw the mantilla round her head, and turned toward the church.
Inez: A Tale of the Alamo
3
Vera hastily wrapped herself in her mantilla, and stood up to go.
The Precipice
4
So she put on her mantilla again and departed for the studio.
After Dark
5
I wonder will she give Eulogia a mantilla when the chit marries.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
6
She gave a great sigh of relief and shook back her mantilla.
The Velvet Glove
7
And do not ruin that mantilla, for thou wilt not get another.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
8
She had raised a white hand, holding a black-laced mantilla half aside.
Desert Gold
9
Concha, alone, wore no color; her frock was white, her mantilla black.
Rezanov
10
For reply the girl hid her face in the mantilla of her mother.
A Texas Matchmaker
11
In her arms she held an infant, muffled in a white lace mantilla.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
12
She was dressed in a white morning-dress, a light cap and a mantilla.
Marie; a story of Russian love
13
I've always seen the matador in his hats, the mantilla in his dresses.
The Guardian
14
Of course with jet black eyes and hair, and a mantilla?
The Malady of the Century
15
Eleanor had caught the fringe of her mantilla in the railing of the area.
Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing
16
The lady ducked her head under her mantilla, and drew in a long breath.
Rolling Stones
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mantellina
Mantilla through the time
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