capuchin

noun

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Recent Examples of capuchin For example, the adoption of a marmoset by a capuchin monkey. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 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. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026 Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025 They had been created by a capuchin. — Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capuchin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capuchin
  1. palatine
  2. mantilla
  3. manta
  4. pelisse
  5. poncho
  6. cape
  7. domino
  8. burnoose
Noun
  • The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • 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.
    — Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Definition of palatine
Noun
  • At the Palazzo Reale, an entire wall is punctuated by Picabia’s loose pencil and watercolor studies of the severe faces of Sevillian women, dark tresses piled high under lace mantillas.
    — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
Definition of mantilla
Noun
  • From roughly October through March, higher concentrations of plankton can attract larger groups of mantas but make the water cloudier.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The water was sparkly and glittery thanks to the bright sunrays shining through, and one manta even flipped out of the ocean right in front of me.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of manta
Noun
  • Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.
    — Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
Definition of pelisse
Noun
  • The answer is a poncho, a trend that quietly gained momentum this year and, in my eyes, is here to stay.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Our version is Chad looking like such an idiot with the mask and poncho on.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of poncho
Noun
  • After his 47-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, Chase celebrated with Higgins in bullfighting style, with Higgins mimicking a bull by putting his hands on his head and Chase playing the matador with an imaginary cape.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Simon Winchester was there for The Guardian newspaper, wearing a Sherlock Holmes-style hat and a tweed cape.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of cape
Noun
  • The number also includes the iconic Wooden Soldier Fall, where all the toy soldiers fall down domino style, from the beginning of the chorus line to the end.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The final roster domino to fall is All-SEC fifth-year forward Mark Mitchell.
    — PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of domino
Noun
  • For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
  • On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
Definition of burnoose

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