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
Example Sentences
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The fabric of Taryn’s is gorgeous, the cut of her mantua and stomacher perfect.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
“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 care of her room, and carrying water up and down, gave her some exercise; not enough; but Rotha would not indulge herself with out of door amusement till her mantua making was done.
From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
A breathless moment and, in place of the mantua, a tippet of pheasants' feathers is adjusted.
From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie
The days of her early "mantua making" were over.
From The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
The Mantua section is in western Philadelphia, near the Schuylkill River.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
“Most of the salmon populations around the entire Pacific Rim have been doing very, very poorly,” Dr. Mantua said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Four rail cars fell into the Mantua Creek, after the freight train passed over a moveable rail bridge that had not been properly secured.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 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
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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