serape

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He knew that he was lying on the ground upon his own serape, and that another serape was spread over him.

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  1. noun A long blanketlike shawl, often brightly colored and fringed at the ends, worn especially by Mexican men.

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  • Dawn Flower sprang in front of her companions, threw open her serape, and tossed her basket high in the air. —  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Feb 2002
  • As he several times paused to breathe, he leaned away out of the yawning gulf beneath, jeered his foes in Spanish, and fired wherever he saw a serape or a feather to shoot at. —  The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
  • She motioned for me to sit on a serape-covered chair, and I did, still marveling at her incredibly bad taste. —  Muller, Marcia - Elena Oliverez 02 - Legend of the Slain Soldiers UC HTML
  • I knew that my serape was water-proof: it was one of the best of Parras fabric, and had cost me a hundred silver dollars. —  The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
  • I laid myself along the grass, upon my back, and kicked my heels in the air, but to no purpose: the game would not move from the water's edge Remembering that my serape was of very brilliant colours, I bethought me of another plan which, when adroitly practised, rarely fails of success Taking the blanket, I lashed one edge to the ramrod of my rifle, having first passed the latter through the upper swivel of the piece. —  The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
 

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