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Definition of Ponchos
1. poncho [n] - See also: poncho
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponchos
Literary usage of Ponchos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in the United States, Etc.: During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"... Guayaquil—Horses' Dread of Alligators—Native Boats and their varied Freight—Parrots,
Macaws, and Paroquets—ponchos—The Guayaquil Ladies—Grass Hats —The ..."
2. Two years in Peru, with exploration of its antiquities by Thomas Joseph Hutchinson (1873)
"Drunken fiddlers and harpists.— Screaming women.—Spangled ponchos.—Sublimely
hideous. ... ponchos ..."
3. The Andean Land: (South America) by Chase Salmon Osborn (1909)
"... German Colonists in Chile — Valdivia — Lebu — Lota — Coronel — Talcahuano —
Penco — Concepcion — Santiago— Woollen ponchos of Talca — Quillota, ..."
4. A Narrative of Four Voyages to the South Sea, North and South Pacific Ocean by Benjamin Morrell (1832)
"... and Amusements—Equestrian Exercises—Mode of Mounting their Horses— ponchos
and Hammocks—The adjacent Country—Directions for Entering the Port. ..."
5. Up the Amazon and Madeira Rivers: Through Bolivia and Peru by Edward Davis Mathews (1879)
"Manufacture of felt hats, ponchos, etc. — Arani—Lagoons near Vacas—Irrigation
works—New road between Arani and ..."
6. Laws by Illinois (1905)
"AN ACT to provide for the purchase of uniforms and ponchos, and for repairs,
cleaning, etc., for the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Naval Reserve. ..."
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