Illustration of serape
variants
or less commonly sarape
: a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men
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The bright, cheery room, decorated with technicolor serapes and paintings of idyllic tropical-village scenes, felt almost like a taunt.
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Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Each is about the scale of an oversize piece of clothing, like an apron or a serape, and hangs loosely off the wall, as if having just been tacked up.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Jon Hart serape tour tote Whataburger's Jon Hart tour tote is stadium compliant in clear plastic, trimmed in all-natural leather and sporting serape webbing handles.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Big Bend Holiday Hotel Big Bend Holiday Hotel has restored all its rooms with rustic flair, complete with serape curtains and custom tile work.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Each is about the scale of an oversize piece of clothing, like an apron or a serape, and hangs loosely off the wall, as if having just been tacked up.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Jon Hart serape tour tote Whataburger's Jon Hart tour tote is stadium compliant in clear plastic, trimmed in all-natural leather and sporting serape webbing handles.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Big Bend Holiday Hotel Big Bend Holiday Hotel has restored all its rooms with rustic flair, complete with serape curtains and custom tile work.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Serape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serape. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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