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 • Jan. 2, 2024

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

Yet when Mrs. Trump shook his hand, a black mantilla draped over her hair, his face crinkled into a smile.

From New York Times • May 28, 2017

I dressed and combed my hair, and she helped me pin the mantilla to the top of my head.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago