a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
a mantle.
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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
She is a pretty good mantua maker; can cut out and make vests and pantaloons and roundabouts and joseys for little boys in a first rate manner.
From American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime by Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell
"There was always something low to me in the idea of a milliner or mantua maker, and I cannot bear the thought of your being one," Mrs. Turner replied, in a decided tone.
From Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
This is no time for wasting weeks with milliners and mantua makers.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Because it has protected designation of origin, only the cheese made in the Italian provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna and Mantua can legally be called Parmigiano Reggiano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
The Mantua section is in western Philadelphia, near the Schuylkill River.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Andrea Ronca, who grows cereals for his family's cattle farm in the province of Mantua in northern Italy, uses satellite images to track where his land is driest.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
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
Mantua, celebrating a royal wedding, laid on an open-air stadium into which were crammed several thousand people a night.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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