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mantilla

/man-til-uh, -tee-uh/US // mænˈtɪl ə, -ˈti ə //UK // (mænˈtɪlə) //

幔子,螳螂,螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后,幔帐

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
    • : a short mantle or light cape.

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Examples

  • She rose, and taking a lace mantilla, arranged it round her head.

  • Mr. Leeson remembered the mantilla and the day when he bought it, and how pretty his handsome wife had looked in it.

  • She had thrown her mantilla back, to show her shoulders, and a great bunch of acacia that was thrust into her chemise.

  • She rose, threw away her wooden bowl, and put her mantilla over her head ready to start.

  • She took off her mantilla and threw it at her feet, and stood motionless, with one hand on her hip, looking at me steadily.