Synonyms for mantua

Grammar : Noun

Spell : man-choo-uh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn tʃu ə

Définition of mantua

Origin : loose gown worn by women 17c.-18c., 1670s, from French manteau "cloak, mantle," from Old French mantel (see mantle); form influenced in English by Mantua, name of a city in Italy. Mantua-maker (1690s) became the general early 19c. term for "dressmaker."

As in silk : noun fabric

Example sentences :

"I am going to ride to Mantua," rejoined Lorenzi impatiently.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

The Marquis Gonzaga of Mantua, in all seriousness, writes to relate this.
Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

"Oh, that the Duchess were returned from Mantua," she sighed.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

I want to show it to some gentlemen who have come from the most reverend, the Cardinal of Mantua.
Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting

In Mantua the printer was a Jewish physician, who was helped by his wife.
Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt

His correspondence with Gonzaga is preserved in the archives of Mantua.
Extract from : « Lucretia Borgia » by Ferdinand Gregorovius

There were about fifteen thousand in the garrison of Mantua.
Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane

Editions followed in quick succession from Jesi, Mantua, and Naples.
Extract from : « Dante: His Times and His Work » by Arthur John Butler

When she saw the answer from Mantua, she at once knew his hand.
Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Have you ever heard of the abduction of the Duke of Mantua's secretary?
Extract from : « The Conspirators » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

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