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Mantilla N Lace Silk Scarf Worn Hair Shoulders

Word mantilla
Definition n. A lace or silk scarf worn over the hair and shoulders, chiefly Spanish.
Sentence They had reached the doorway, from which a young woman in a black mantilla stepped out to them.
Source “Basquerie,” Stories to Remember, p.74

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