mantua

Example Sentences

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The fabric of Taryn’s is gorgeous, the cut of her mantua and stomacher perfect.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

“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

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

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

Not a circumstance was then omitted, from the manly ardour of the bridegroom, and the modest blushes of the bride, to the parson's new surplice, and the silk tabinet mantua of the bridesmaid.

From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir

Say I was disappointed of a hat or a mantua.

From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)