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

The days of her early "mantua making" were over.

From The Other Girls by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

"There was always something low to me in the idea of a milliner or mantua maker, and I cannot bear the thought of your being one," Mrs. Turner replied, in a decided tone.

From Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

This is no time for wasting weeks with milliners and mantua makers.

From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)