as in handkerchieves
a scarf worn on the head
a beautiful Spanish lady with a lace mantilla
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By 1843, veterans regularly received navy blue jackets, pairs of cotton and linen trousers, flannel drawers and shirts, socks, pairs of shoes, white and checked cotton shirts, silk and cotton handkerchiefs, and hats.—
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20 Mar. 2025 -
Yardley wasted no time in searching the purse but found nothing except $15, a key and two or three handkerchiefs.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Mantillas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mantillas. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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