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1. (n.) mantua
a woman's loose gown worn in the early 18th century.
Etymology: (1670–80; alter. of F manteau coat)
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1. (noun) mantua
loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries
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1. (noun) mantua
a superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy
2. (noun) mantua
a woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown
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1. mantua
the strongest fortress in Italy, in SE. Lombardy, on two islands in the river Mincio, 83 m. E. of Milan, is a somewhat gloomy and unhealthy town, with many heavy mediæval buildings; there are saltpetre refineries, weaving and tanning industries. Virgil was born here in 70 B.C. The town was Austrian in the 18th century, but ceded to Italy 1866.
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