mantelet, mantilla
(noun) short cape worn by women
mantilla
(noun) a woman’s silk or lace scarf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mantilla (plural mantillas)
A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.
Mantilla (plural Mantillas)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mantilla is the 15434th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1898 individuals. Mantilla is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.78%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Man*til"la, n. Etym: [Sp. See Mantle.]
1. A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.
2. A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
