Poncho
['pɒn(t)ʃəʊ] or ['pɑntʃo]
Definition
(noun.) a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head.
Typed by Ada--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.
(n.) A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
Checker: McDonald
Definition
n. a cloak worn by South American Indians a blanket with a hole in the middle for the head: camlet or strong worsted.
Typed by Greta
Examples
- He was riding a big gray gelding and he wore a khaki beret, a blanket cape like a poncho, and heavy black boots. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- A man came out of the timber, a blanket worn over his head like a poncho Robert Jordan saw it was Pablo and that he was smoking a cigarette. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Cut the head off and wrap it in a poncho. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typed by Cecil