mandella
Noun
Meaning
mandella (plural mandellas)
A decorative Native American object, derived from a traditional ceremonial shield.
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Examples
The five minutes ticked away on Limaal Mandella's fob watch and the tension wound tight around Corporation Plaza. Rael Mandella Jr., sweating in his father's best championship suit, was horrified to realize how few of such brief five-minute periods went to make up a lifetime.
But Astute ran away from Private Mission entering the stretch and powered to a 71/2-length win over Queengol to produce the first stakes win of Del Mar’s fall meeting for a pair of Hall of Famers — jockey Mike Smith and trainer Richard Mandella.