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man·til·la | \ man-ˈtē-yə 
, man-ˈti-lə \
, man-ˈti-lə \Definition of mantilla
1 : a light scarf worn over the head and shoulders especially by Spanish and Latin American women
2 : a short light cape or cloak
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Examples of mantilla in a Sentence
a beautiful Spanish lady with a lace mantilla
Recent Examples on the Web In 2014, then-University of Louisville President James Ramsey issued an apology after the Courier-Journal published a photo of him and staff wearing fake mustaches, mantilla veils and sombreros.
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Washington Post, "AP Explains: Brownface part of racist face makeup history," 19 Sep. 2019 In 2014, then-University of Louisville President James Ramsey issued an apology after the Courier-Journal published a photo of him and staff wearing fake mustaches, mantilla veils and sombreros.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "AP Explains: Brownface part of racist face makeup history," 19 Sep. 2019 That Gothic edge was evoked again in the finale wedding dress, with the bride in a magnificent mantilla that extended into a cape.
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Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Paris Couture Week: Elie Saab Says 'Ole,' Viktor & Rolf Say 'Remember When?'," 5 July 2018 Growing up Catholic in America in the mid-century was a heady, paradoxical blend of excitement and repression, glamour and asceticism, mystery and cruelty, sensuality and sexism, beautiful lace mantillas and ugly saddle shoes.
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Maureen Dowd, Vogue, "“Heavenly Bodies,” the Met’s Biggest Show Ever, Earns Its Hallelujahs," 11 Apr. 2018 The actress donned an angelic, white high-low ballgown flecked in gold, and accessorized with a mantilla veil-meets-capelet trimmed in a luxe row of beading.
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Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kate Bosworth Recreated Her Bridal Look for the Met Gala Red Carpet," 7 May 2018 Seven young women filed into a packed room at the Hope CommUnity Center, wearing black mantillas over their heads and carrying cardboard tombstones.
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Bianca Padró Ocasio, OrlandoSentinel.com, "In Apopka, Dreamers demand 'clean' protection from deportation," 8 Feb. 2018 At the Vatican, while Melania Trump strictly followed tradition and protocol by wearing black and a mantilla, other high-profile visitors have taken liberties with their attire.
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Seventeen, "Why Melania Trump Covered Her Head to Meet the Pope but Not to Meet the King of Saudi Arabia," 25 May 2017 Yet when Mrs. Trump shook his hand, a black mantilla draped over her hair, his face crinkled into a smile.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, "Melania Trump, in Supporting Role, Shows Subdued Star Power on Trip," 28 May 2017
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The first known use of mantilla was in 1717
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