poncho

noun

Definition of ponchonext
1
as in cape

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2
as in trench

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Recent Examples of poncho Throw the poncho over a dress on cool nights at sea or style the skort with a simple button-down for another sophisticated port outfit. — Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 On the touchline, Iraq’s manager Graham Arnold put a poncho on — but changed his mind after just 12 seconds, choosing to remain in his suit. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Okay, Woody really does have that poncho on. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026 The do-gooding cowboy, who helps out other toys on the regular, returns in the latest film to see his old friends wearing his signature hat and a new poncho. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for poncho
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poncho
  1. cape
  2. trench
  3. manta
  4. trench coat
  5. pelisse
  6. burnoose
  7. cowl
  8. mantilla
Noun
  • Hair changes, blankets become capes, and sunglasses migrate between friends.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After descending in a metal cage elevator, Riff Raff removes his cape, revealing Frank-N-Furter in a corset, fishnets and pearls.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cape
Noun
  • Add the chicest pair of clogs, slim-line sneakers, and the most versatile trench below to your cart.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The film, set in the Belgian trenches of the First World War, follows the love between two young soldiers who try, through art and intimacy, to escape the horrors around them.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • The water was sparkly and glittery thanks to the bright sunrays shining through, and one manta even flipped out of the ocean right in front of me.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Divers captured video footage of Galápagos sharks approaching manta rays and deliberately rubbing parts of their bodies, especially their heads, gill regions and sides, against the mantas’ undersides.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of manta
Noun
  • In Paris, Celine Dion—who will be performing a set of shows there in September—donned a chic Alaïa trench coat-dress with elegant draping.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The five-time Grammy-winning singer stepped out in a beige double-breasted trench coat over a black top, paired with black boots and oversized sunglasses.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of trench coat
Noun
  • 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
Definition of pelisse
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of burnoose
Noun
  • So my favorite moment was Ben Affleck, in his full Batsuit and cowl, holding my laptop and watching my funny little dog commercial.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The sleeveless virgin-wool dress had a close fit throughout, with a high cowl neckline.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cowl
Noun
  • Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of mantilla

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