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Recent Examples of mantilla
Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
Charlene donned a white dress underneath a matching coat, along with a mantilla, a lace veil that is traditionally worn by women in the Catholic Church.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
The rest of the Grimaldi clan were dressed in black, with the female family members covering their hair with a mantilla.
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Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
28 Mar. 2026
Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Camilla, 78, followed tradition with her black ensemble, wearing a silk dress by Fiona Clare and a mantilla by Philip Treacy.
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Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Queen Camilla, who was also dressed in traditional black attire and a lace veil (mantilla), as is customary for papal audiences, stood alongside Pope Leo XIV and King Charles at the San Damaso Courtyard.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Paredes poses in a black dress whose style imitates that of a classic Spanish mantilla shawl.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 July 2025
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
Charlene donned a white dress underneath a matching coat, along with a mantilla, a lace veil that is traditionally worn by women in the Catholic Church.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
The rest of the Grimaldi clan were dressed in black, with the female family members covering their hair with a mantilla.
—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
28 Mar. 2026
Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.
—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Camilla, 78, followed tradition with her black ensemble, wearing a silk dress by Fiona Clare and a mantilla by Philip Treacy.
—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Queen Camilla, who was also dressed in traditional black attire and a lace veil (mantilla), as is customary for papal audiences, stood alongside Pope Leo XIV and King Charles at the San Damaso Courtyard.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Paredes poses in a black dress whose style imitates that of a classic Spanish mantilla shawl.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mantilla
handkerchief
Noun
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Zendaya paired the handkerchief-hem dress with satin pumps.
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The plot turns on the mystery of a handkerchief that Othello gives to Desdemona.
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“Mantilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mantilla. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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