mantilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman's silk or lace scarf
  2. noun short cape worn by women
    mantelet.

WordNet

Man*til"la noun
Etymology
Sp. See Mantle.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913