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- Dictionarymantilla/manˈtɪlə/
noun
- 1. (in Spain) a lace or silk scarf worn by women over the head and shoulders.
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A mantilla is a traditional female liturgical lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high hair ornament called a peineta, particularly popular with women in Spain and Latin America. It is also worn by Catholic and Plymouth Brethren women around the world, Mennonite women in Argentina, and without the peineta by Eastern Orthodox women in Russia. When worn by Easte... Wikipedia