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Sombreros, red shirts, and Indian head-dresses had given way to silk hats and black coats, and some of the principal streets were lined with splendid shops, offering the products of the whole world for sale.

From Round the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules

Sombreros flapped like huge wings and the baggy chaps looked like small, distorted balloons.

From Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up by Mulford, Clarence Edward

Sombreros flashed down and the lean horses jumped.

From Light of the Western Stars by Grey, Zane

Sombreros, equipment and the few pictures the walls boasted were like tops of pepper shakers.

From The Orphan by Mulford, Clarence E.

Sombreros with silver buckles and horsehair bands were in evidence; and bright silk scarfs, embroidered vests, fringed and ornamented chaps, huge swinging guns, and clinking silver spurs lent a festive appearance.

From Light of the Western Stars by Grey, Zane