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man⋅tu⋅a

  [man-choo-uh]
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–noun
1. a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
2. a mantle.
Origin:
1670–80; var. of manteau, by assoc. with Mantua
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Man⋅tu⋅a

  [man-choo-uh]
–noun
a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil. 65,390.
Italian, Man⋅to⋅va  [mahn-taw-vah] .

Related forms:
Man⋅tu⋅an, adjective, noun
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man·tu·a   (mān'chōō-ə, -tōō-ə)   
n.  A woman's garment of the 17th and 18th centuries consisting of a bodice and full skirt cut from a single length of fabric, with the skirt designed to part in front to reveal a contrasting underskirt.

[Alteration (influenced by Mantua) of manteau.]
Man·tu·a   (mān'chōō-ə, -tōō-ə)   
A city of northern Italy south-southwest of Verona. Originally an Etruscan settlement, it was ceded to Austria in 1714 and was finally returned to Italy in 1866. Population: 47,800.
Man'tu·an adj. & n.
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Word Origin & History

mantua 
"loose gown worn by women 17c.-18c.," 1678, from Fr. manteau "cloak, mantle," from O.Fr. mantel (see mantle); form infl. in Eng. by Mantua, name of a city in Italy. Mantua-maker (1694) became the general early 19c. term for "dressmaker."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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