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Recent Examples of mantilla
Kennedy also wore a black dress and black lace mantilla when meeting Pope John XXIII in 1962.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Another first lady also chose a mantilla, Melania Trump.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025
For more of a European flair, there’s the mantilla veil.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
Weirdest Head Gear Lana Del Rey, wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, was topped by a thorn of crowns or Spanish mantilla — or maybe both.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
In his subsequent speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica — where, on a blustery day, his white mantilla lifted up behind him at times — Francis delved into the two conflicts about which his comments have stirred the most controversy: Ukraine and Gaza.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
The embellishments lining the hood are reminiscent of those on a traditional Spanish mantilla.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
Like Charlene, Caroline wore a traditional black mantilla veil on her hair as a sign of reverence in church.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
In photographs from this period, she is tangled in a nest of limbs, or in fishnets and a bright mantilla, kneeling at an invisible altar like a psychedelic bride.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Another first lady also chose a mantilla, Melania Trump.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025
For more of a European flair, there’s the mantilla veil.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
Weirdest Head Gear Lana Del Rey, wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, was topped by a thorn of crowns or Spanish mantilla — or maybe both.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
In his subsequent speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica — where, on a blustery day, his white mantilla lifted up behind him at times — Francis delved into the two conflicts about which his comments have stirred the most controversy: Ukraine and Gaza.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
The embellishments lining the hood are reminiscent of those on a traditional Spanish mantilla.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
Like Charlene, Caroline wore a traditional black mantilla veil on her hair as a sign of reverence in church.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
In photographs from this period, she is tangled in a nest of limbs, or in fishnets and a bright mantilla, kneeling at an invisible altar like a psychedelic bride.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mantilla
handkerchief
Noun
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In the first act, a handkerchief dangles in front of the audience which leads to foreshadowing in the second act.—
Aleah Wright,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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As the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks squabble over Cyprus in the background, the men before us quarrel over everything—a woman, a job, a handkerchief.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mantilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mantilla. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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