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Definition of Huipiles
1. huipil [n] - See also: huipil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huipiles
Literary usage of Huipiles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"... and huipiles, which is apparell for women. Item, 400. burthens of rich Mantels,
... and huipiles. B 400. burthens of rich Mantels of this worke. ..."
2. Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"... and huipiles, which is apparell for women. Item, 400. burthens of rich Mantels,
... and huipiles. B 400. burthens of rich Mantels of this worke. ..."
3. Cancun, Cozumel and Riviera Maya Alive by Bruce Conord (2005)
"The embroidery on the huipiles of Quintana Roo's Maya is geometric and abstract.
In Yucatan state it is done in a cross-stitched floral style. ..."
4. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"In areas where Maya live, such as the villages near the ruins of Monti Alban and
Mitla, you can find huipiles (wee-PEEL-ays), women's ponchos that are ..."
5. Yucatan by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"Under the big trees in the zoca/o, Maya women line the sidewalks selling handmade
crafts such as huipiles - they even make them for Barbie dolls ..."
6. Adventure Guide to Yucatan, Cancun and Cozumel by Bruce Concord, June Concord (2003)
"A white cotton lace-trimmed underskirt (ternos) peeks out demurely below the
hemline. The embroidery on the huipiles of Quintana Roo is geometric and ..."
7. The native races of the Pacific states of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1875)
"The women also shone in huipiles, gaily colored, fancifully embroidered, and set
with fringes.18 The drama scarcely equaled in excellence the choral dance, ..."
8. The native races of the Pacific states of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1876)
"... and were forced to borrow the women's huipiles to cover their nakedness; and
Veytia adds that so imperfectly did these garments perform their office ..."
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