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Recent Examples of capeletHer third dress of the night was extra special, as her sister, Natali Germanotta, made the teal crepe back satin silk velvet dress with a feather capelet for her.—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 To up the regalness of the ensemble, Halim designed a matching capelet that was also pleated, with a train that drug the floor behind the star.—Mikelle Street, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 Zoë Saldana Zoë Saldana wears a black Michael Kors Collection skirt with a chainmail capelet created by Cartier and Tyler Ellis clutch.—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023 Kate wore a Jenny Packham capelet gown covered in gold sequins.—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for capelet
Acra described it as a fresh take on her beloved caftans, pointing out the looped draping technique that forms a billowy cape at the back.
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Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
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.
Consider a lightweight poncho or rain jacket, instead.
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Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
The hat is a separate component, and it can be attached to the top of the sleeping bag and tightened for sleeping, as well as worn as a hood in poncho mode.
The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
Earlier this year, scientists said video showed capuchin monkeys carrying at least 11 howler babies in Panama.
The researchers believe the mantas are using nature's cues such as changes in magnetic field strength, oxygen concentration, temperature and light to navigate themselves onto the right path for the next days' travel.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Oct. 2025
The mantas are still spotted in May and October, but in fewer numbers.
During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.