mantua
Example Sentences
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“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
The fabric of Taryn’s is gorgeous, the cut of her mantua and stomacher perfect.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Jane was a very "handy" girl, and prided herself on knowing enough about "mantua making" to get her living if she had need.
From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
A few of them had their Sunday dresses made by fashionable mantua makers in Washington.
From The Man in Gray by Dixon, Thomas
Say I was disappointed of a hat or a mantua.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
