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Mantua means An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France..
Anderson mentions black and coloured mantuas amongst other silks introduced here by the French immigrants of 1685. […] Mantuas are also included in a list of silks advertised for sale in the British Chronicle of 1763 […]
Her dress was extremely elegant, but had an appearance of foreign fashion, as if both the lady and her mantua-maker were of 'a far countree’.
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Mantua means An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France..
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Anderson mentions black and coloured mantuas amongst other silks introduced here by the French immigrants of 1685. […] Mantuas are also included in a list of silks advertised for sale in the British Chronicle of 1763 […]
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