(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:03:02

Man"tu*a (?), n.

1.

A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.

[Obs.]

Beck (Draper's Dict.).

2.

A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.

[Obs.]

 

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