mantua
noun
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
mantua
1 American
[man-choo-uh]
/ ˈmæn tʃu ə /
noun
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a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
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a mantle.
Mantua
2
American
[man-choo-uh]
/ ˈmæn tʃu ə /
noun
Mantua
1
British
/ ˈmæntjʊə /
noun
mantua
2
British
/ ˈmæntjʊə /
noun
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Origin of mantua
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“Madam,” I pressed, “I have it on the best authority that among the finest mantua makers of London, the pannier is no longer the mode.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The fabric of Taryn’s is gorgeous, the cut of her mantua and stomacher perfect.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
A few of them had their Sunday dresses made by fashionable mantua makers in Washington.
From The Man in Gray by Thomas Dixon
That is settled, Lewin"—with a nod to the milliner—"the silver fleurs de luces for the wedding mantua.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
The days of her early "mantua making" were over.
From The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
Gianfrancesco I, the first marquis, set the tone in the 1420s by inviting the Padua-based humanist Vittorino da Feltre, whose new Mantua academy created a template for Renaissance education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
His international career quickly took off, and in 2006, he made his Met debut as the Duke of Mantua in “Rigoletto.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
And it wasn’t really until August and September that anchovies and sardines were the dominant prey item,” Mantua said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
“This is where we are headed. The temperature could spike again,” said Nathan Mantua, a federal climate scientist who studies salmon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Orfeo played twice at the palace in Mantua to an audience of fewer than a hundred invited guests.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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