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mantua

noun

Meaning

  1. An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
  2. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
  3. A woman's cloak or mantle.
  4. A woman's gown.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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