Mantua

[mæntʃuә]

(noun.) loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Checker: Sumner--From WordNet

(n.) A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.

(n.) A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.

Typed by Ernestine

n. a lady's cloak or mantle: a lady's gown—(Scot.) Mant′y.—n. Man′tua-mak′er a maker of ladies' gowns and dresses.

Typed by Felix