Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A blanketlike cloak having a hole in the center for the head.
- noun A similar garment having a hood used as a raincoat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of cloak or loose garment worn by the South American Indians, and also by many of the Spanish inhabitants of South America and Mexico.
- noun A trade-name for camlet or strong worsted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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. - noun A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A simple
garment , made from a rectangle ofcloth , with a slit in the middle for the head. - noun A similar
waterproof garment, with ahood .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Time to start making sure my rain poncho is in my backpack.
July 19th, 2007 2007
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A flag with a hole cut in it and worn as a poncho is a flag being used as wearing apparel.
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The word "poncho" can conjure up visions of the Old West or of a garbage bag with a circle cut through the top - a common solution for rainy day recess or unexpected showers during a marathon.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The word "poncho" can conjure up visions of the Old West or of a garbage bag with a circle cut through the top -- a common solution for rainy-day recess or unexpected showers during a marathon.
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The sad truth is that most men would probably think that Jimmy Choo is a noodle joint and would not know a poncho from a kimono.
Morane Barkai: On Men's Thoughts About Fashion and What We Should Make of Them Morane Barkai 2010
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The sad truth is that most men would probably think that Jimmy Choo is a noodle joint and would not know a poncho from a kimono.
Morane Barkai: On Men's Thoughts About Fashion and What We Should Make of Them Morane Barkai 2010
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A poncho is just a cape that goes all the way around.
'Modern Family' recap: Best lines from last night | EW.com 2009
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Yes | No | Report from huntcamp wrote 31 weeks 2 days ago toilet paper, bug spray, hatchet, rain poncho cause it always rains when I go camping.
What are your "must-have" tools, cooking equipment, or tips for a comfortable campsite? 2009
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The sad truth is that most men would probably think that Jimmy Choo is a noodle joint and would not know a poncho from a kimono.
Morane Barkai: On Men's Thoughts About Fashion and What We Should Make of Them Morane Barkai 2010
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The sad truth is that most men would probably think that Jimmy Choo is a noodle joint and would not know a poncho from a kimono.
Morane Barkai: On Men's Thoughts About Fashion and What We Should Make of Them Morane Barkai 2010
frangarnes commented on the word poncho
Prenda de abrigo que consiste en una manta, cuadrada o rectangular, de lana de oveja, alpaca, vicuña, o de otro tejido, que tiene en el centro una abertura para pasar la cabeza, y cuelga de los hombros generalmente hasta más abajo de la cintura
October 20, 2007
bilby commented on the word poncho
I'd like a poncho like this for our get-together. With all of us in it. And lots of words on it. Yes.
August 11, 2008
plethora commented on the word poncho
I cannot see that picture. Weird.
August 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word poncho
Netfox?
August 11, 2008
plethora commented on the word poncho
I don't think so, I don't get an error message, and there's nothing in the URL that Netfox is likely to block. I just get 5.jpg where the photo should be...
Edit: I don't know what changed, but I can now see it. I'm definitely in for group ponchoing.
August 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poncho
It's spectacular, bilby! But how do we choose the correct size?
August 11, 2008
frindley commented on the word poncho
Brilliant. For this I would be willing to break my cardinal fashion rule: if you are old enough to have worn it the first time ’round, give it a miss the second time ’round.
August 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word poncho
Ponchos come in sizes? I thought they were all one-size-fits-nobody.
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poncho
Perhaps I should clarify: Head sizes. How many head holes will we need?
August 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word poncho
Wordies: 8,293.
How many heads do you have, rt?
August 12, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poncho
Check my list for how many heads reesetee has. Reesetee definitely has a head, and has head that sometimes gets heavy. That much we know. Whether they are the same head is open to question, but the real question is more what size is reesetee's head (or heads), seeing as rt is the Prothonotary of Fattiehead, has grasshoppers springing Minerva-like from head, hears voices in head and does what they say, and has mollusque in head.
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poncho
All right, all right. It's one big fat head, okay? Geez. Make a person feel funny about a gigantic head, why don't you....
*muttering under poncho*
August 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word poncho
*orders poncho with 8,292 normal sized holes and one large one*
August 12, 2008
plethora commented on the word poncho
Everything has to be huge with you, doesn't it rt?
Huge head, huge desk... tsk.
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poncho
That's so I have room when I bang my head on my desk top.
August 12, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poncho
*wonders just what company bilby placed that order with*
*and do they have rush shipping*
August 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poncho
*worried about handling charges too*
August 12, 2008