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

He had dropped into her aunt's parlor about ten o'clock, and detected Rosa in the act of dragging her new ball-dress from the box in which the mantua maker had sent it home.

From At Last by Harland, Marion

However, a domino may slip aside, and Mr. George Farquhar notices a little lady in a deep mourning mantua, whose eyes are not to be forgotten.

From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund

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

From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie