mantua

Example Sentences

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The fabric of Taryn’s is gorgeous, the cut of her mantua and stomacher perfect.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

“Madam,” I pressed, “I have it on the best authority that among the finest mantua makers of London, the pannier is no longer the mode.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

But what cares laughing Nance for Master Baggs' spiteful paragraph about the mantua petticoat.

From The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield by Robins, Edward

However, a domino may slip aside, and Mr. George Farquhar notices a little lady in a deep mourning mantua, whose eyes are not to be forgotten.

From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund

The little lady in the mourning mantua soon fell in love with our gallant spark, and when he made court to her, she represented herself as very wealthy.

From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund