poncho

noun

Definition of ponchonext
1
as in cape

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2
as in trench

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Recent Examples of poncho The do-gooding cowboy, who helps out other toys on the regular, returns in the latest film to see his old friends wearing his signature hat and a new poncho. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2026 If you’re headed to any outdoor festivities, bring a poncho. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 June 2026 Consider a lightweight poncho or rain jacket, instead. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 With ThermoShift, in poncho mode, your hands remain free while the hood attaches to a central zipper, and side buckles secure the fabric around your body. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for poncho
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poncho
  1. cape
  2. trench
  3. manta
  4. trench coat
  5. pelisse
  6. burnoose
  7. cowl
  8. mantilla
Noun
  • The family kept with the Royal Box’s dress code for the event, with Kate in a sage green cape dress by Emilia Wickstead and Charlotte in a royal blue sundress that was nearly a perfect match for the one her mom wore to the men’s final last year.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • The outfit included a light pink Chloé poplin cape coat worn with a silky white top and an olive green skirt.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of cape
Noun
  • The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
    — Jonny Bierman, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Watching a documentary about mantas, reef sharks, or this area is one thing.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of manta
Noun
  • At least everyone on Centre Court got to see her fabulous trench coat.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • All of which can be layered with pieces like a cropped trench coat or oversized blazer.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of trench coat
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
  • 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
Noun
  • Its matte black, carbon fiber-like appearance drew comparisons to Batman’s cowl in Nolan’s Dark Knight film trilogy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • This year was the dress’s second year on the carpet—this time around, Gardner added a larger-than-life cowl.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
Definition of cowl
Noun
  • Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
    — 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
Definition of mantilla

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