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Poncho   /pˈɑntʃoʊ/   Listen
Poncho

noun
(pl. ponchos)
1.
A blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head.





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"Poncho" Quotes from Famous Books



... of branches of this top layer slantingly into the under layer toward the head of the bed with tips toward the foot. Make more layers, until the bed is about two feet thick (Fig. 25); then cover the mattress thus made with your poncho, rubber side down, and on top spread one of the sleeping blankets, using the other one as a cover. Be sure to allow plenty of time for this work and have ...
— On the Trail - An Outdoor Book for Girls • Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard
... pastoral life for the wild excitement of the charge upon Spanish squadrons, and the ferocious slaughter of fellow-men. No two of this invincible band are clad alike. Here is a sergeant, wearing an old and dilapidated blanket poncho-fashion, with the remains of a palm-leaf hat sheltering his head, and with limbs which a pair of ragged calzones make only a pretence of covering. Yet over his left shoulder is slung a gorgeous hussar jacket, which he ...
— Atlantic Monthly Vol. 3, No. 16, February, 1859 • Various


Words linked to "Poncho" :   cloak


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