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

A breathless moment and, in place of the mantua, a tippet of pheasants' feathers is adjusted.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

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)

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

From The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield by Robins, Edward