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Webster 1913 Edition


Mantua

Man′tu-a

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Noun.
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.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Mantua

MAN'TUA

,
Noun.
A lady's gown.

Definition 2024


Mantüa

Mantüa

See also: mantua, Mantua, and Mântua

Italian

Proper noun

Mantüa ?

  1. medieval spelling of Mantova