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

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

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

Meanwhile all Claudia Merlin's time was taken up with milliners, mantua makers, and jewelers.

From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte