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poncho|ˈpɒntʃəʊ, ˈpɒnʃəʊ|
Also 8 puncho, pancho, 9 poncha, ponche.
[a. S. Amer.-Sp. poncho, a. Araucanian poncho, pontho. (See Febres Dict. Araucanian 1765, repr. 1883, Granada Vocab. Rioplatense, Montevideo 1890.)]
a. A South American cloak, consisting of an oblong piece of cloth with a slit in the middle for the head; hence applied to similar garments worn elsewhere: see quot. 1849. Now in common use as a fashion garment.
1717tr. Frezier's Voy. to South-Sea ii. 71 The Spaniards have taken up the Use of the Chony, or Poncho..to ride in, because the Poncho keeps out the Rain. 1748Earthquake of Peru iii. 287 The Men instead of the Poncho have a Surtout made like a sack. 1768J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 174 A puncho, which is a square piece of cloth, generally in stripes of different colours, with a slit in the middle of it wide enough to let their heads through. 1783Justamond tr Raynal's Hist. Indies IV. 207 The savages supply it [Chili] chiefly with the Pancho. 1844G. Dodd Textile Manuf. iv. 137 The ‘poncho’, or South American cloak, of which specimens are to be seen in the smart shops of some of our London tailors. 1849Illustr. Lond. News 5 May 296/2 One of the chief novelties of the season, suitable for promenading or for evening wear, is the Poncho, a description of shawl mantilla, somewhat resembling, in shape, the mantilla worn by the Spanish senoras. 1869E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 323 The poncho is a piece of oilcloth with a slit in the centre, through which the head is put. 1885C. M. Yonge Two Sides of Shield I. iv. 40 ‘Here are some overshoes and Poncho.’.. Poncho..turned out to be a sort of cape. 1887J. Ball Nat. in S. Amer. 179 A genuine poncho woven by the Indian women. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 320 c The Mercedes motor cycling poncho. In fawn cashmere, fitted with rubber neck band and wrists, when worn with overalls, rendering the wearer absolutely proof against rain, dust, or wind. 1929F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 40 We had now been issued ponchos... A poncho is simply a rectangular sheet of water proofed material, with a hole in the center to put one's head through. 1952W. R. Burnett Vanity Row (1953) i. 9 The little Italian newsboy, wearing a black rubber poncho and cursing the weather, was trying to make up his mind to go home and the hell with it! 1956G. Durrell Drunken Forest i. 18, I found him clad in pyjamas and a poncho, that useful Argentine garment that resembles a blanket with a hole in the middle through which you stick your head. 1967Observer 26 Mar. 9 Girls..wear what men wear, though Inca ponchos have a strong appeal. 1969I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 84, I sat out in the open, wrapped miserably in my poncho. 1974Times 4 Oct. 7/3 There will be no central heating in the Elysée until October 15... The staff has been allowed to sport..polo-necked pullovers and South American ponchos. 1976T. Sharpe Wilt ii. 13, I was thinking of trying Felicity Fashions for a shantung poncho.
b. attrib., as poncho dress, (a) a costume including a poncho; (b) a dress made like a poncho; poncho liner, a lining garment worn under a poncho; poncho-ˈmattress, a poncho adapted for use as a mattress.
1811W. Walton Hist. & Descr. Acct. Peruvian Sheep ii. 52 The Indian driver in this plate is also represented in his proper poncho dress. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xii. 26 Granulated cork poncho-mattress. 1968Vogue 15 Apr. 28 Poncho dress..25 gns. 1969I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 76 Nights at this altitude were beautifully cool and we often slept under our padded poncho liners.
Hence ˈponchoed a. [-ed2], wearing a poncho.
1901Sir M. Conway Bolivian Andes xxv. 289 The sun shining on this field of ponchoed natives. |