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Examples
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She removes her montera and tosses it at the bull.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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Suki removes her montera out of respect for the beast.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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A Bolivian Quechua woman, dressed in the traditional montera (hat) and colorful pollera (skirt), nods in approval when the phrase is translated.
Laura Carlsen: Peasant, Indigenous Organizations Reject Market Schemes for Global Warming Laura Carlsen 2010
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A Bolivian Quechua woman, dressed in the traditional montera (hat) and colorful pollera (skirt), nods in approval when the phrase is translated.
Laura Carlsen: Peasant, Indigenous Organizations Reject Market Schemes for Global Warming Laura Carlsen 2010
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Suki circles in place, her montera held high, to acknowledge her fans.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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She smoothes her hairline with water before wedging on the montera in front of the armoire mirror.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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Today she tucks a picture of her mother, an old passport photo, inside her montera.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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The matador wears a costume consisting of a silk jacket, heavily embroidered in gold, skintight pants, and a montera (a bicome hat).
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He strides to the box of El Presidente and doffs his montera, asking permission to kill the bull.
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El Tapatio turns and offers a brindis, a salute to a stunning young woman in the front rows, throwing her the montera backward over his shoulder as she smiles, standing and stretching gracefully to catch it high in the air, all to the cheers and applause of the crowd.
reesetee commented on the word montera
A hat traditionally worn by bullfighters.
August 15, 2008