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Recent Examples of capelet
Zoë Saldana Zoë Saldana wears a black Michael Kors Collection skirt with a chainmail capelet created by Cartier and Tyler Ellis clutch.
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Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
Rita Wilson stepped out for the Oscar Nominees Luncheon wearing an elegant Prada gown featuring capelet-like sleeves and paisley floral motifs.
—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
For the presentation, held at Gotham Hall, the Falling for Christmas star dolled up in a metallic copper jumpsuit — that matched her rich hair hue — with a flare-leg silhouette and capelet.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
Kate wore a Jenny Packham capelet gown covered in gold sequins.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Jan. 2023
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Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
Rita Wilson stepped out for the Oscar Nominees Luncheon wearing an elegant Prada gown featuring capelet-like sleeves and paisley floral motifs.
—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
For the presentation, held at Gotham Hall, the Falling for Christmas star dolled up in a metallic copper jumpsuit — that matched her rich hair hue — with a flare-leg silhouette and capelet.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
Kate wore a Jenny Packham capelet gown covered in gold sequins.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capelet
Noun
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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
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Noun
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The three characters, who make up the Monsters Cereal lineup, are each in their signature look: Count Chocula sports his brown cape, Boo Berry wears his yellow hat and red bow-tie, and Franken Berry is decked out in his monochrome strawberry-pink ensemble.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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To reach the cape, take a ferry to Moreton Island and walk the Cape Moreton track to the Cape Moreton Lighthouse, Queensland’s only stone lighthouse.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Some women donned a mantilla, a veil that typically signifies more traditionalist Catholic belief and practice.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Princess Charlene, Queen Letizia, Queen Mathilde and Princess Sophie notably had their heads covered with mantillas that matched their outfits at Pope Leo's inauguration mass, while Grand Duchess Maria Teresa skipped the accessory.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Val Kilmer cuts an excellent cowl, Nicole Kidman enjoys a rare vamping role, and even Jim Carrey carries some legitimate hellzapoppin’ menace as the Riddler.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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At the Jacquemus show during Paris Men's Fashion Week, Lori Harvey appeared in a butter yellow cowl neck gown.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Pack a poncho or raincoat and bring layers to prepare for unpredictable Texas weather.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The doll slips around the side of the building, her poncho scratching across the wall as perspiration spreads under the mask.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Fossils indicate that monkeys living on prehistoric Africa’s western coast were inadvertently swept across the Atlantic at least three times during prehistory, including the ancestors of today’s capuchin, howler and spider monkeys.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Wild egrets stalk the shallows for tiddlers, while the nearby reef bustles with mantas, turtles, and sailfish.—
Hazel Plush,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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Even manta and devil rays, rightfully dubbed the ‘gentle giants of the sea,’ are not safe.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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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
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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
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“Capelet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capelet. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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