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mantua

man·tua

UK/ˈmæn.t(j)u.ə/ US/ˈmæn.t͡ʃu.ə/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries

Origin

From French manteau, perhaps by confusion with Mantua in Italy.

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