mantua

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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

That is settled, Lewin"—with a nod to the milliner—"the silver fleurs de luces for the wedding mantua.

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

The care of her room, and carrying water up and down, gave her some exercise; not enough; but Rotha would not indulge herself with out of door amusement till her mantua making was done.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

A breathless moment and, in place of the mantua, a tippet of pheasants' feathers is adjusted.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton