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MANTUA
mantua
(noun) loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mantua (plural mantuas)
An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
(obsolete) A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
(obsolete) A woman's cloak or mantle.
(obsolete) A woman's gown.
Anagrams
• tamanu
Etymology
Proper noun
Mantua
Province of Lombardy, Italy.
City and capital of Mantua.
Anagrams
• tamanu
Source: Wiktionary
Man"tu*a, n.
1. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy. [Obs.] Beck (Draper's Dict.).
2. A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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