mantua

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Then comes a petticoat, then a skirt, and a corset, and a mantua — a gown that goes on like a jacket, and drapes over the skirt.

From Seattle Times

Then shoes are buckled, stockings are gartered, and a black mantua placed gently round her shoulders.

From Project Gutenberg

One was much taken up with shopping and visits to her mantua- maker; several were engrossed with fancy work; some went out a great deal; all had an air of dawdling.

From Project Gutenberg

But women's clothes were made to order in the town by mantua makers, and in the country by travelling tailoresses and sempstresses, or by the deft-fingered wearers.

From Project Gutenberg

Jane was a very "handy" girl, and prided herself on knowing enough about "mantua making" to get her living if she had need.

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