Mantuan

Variant of mantua

mantua definition

man·tua (man′tyo̵̅o̅ ə, -to̵̅o̅ ə)

noun

a mantle or loose gown or cloak formerly worn by women

Etymology: altered (after Mantua) < Fr manteau < OFr mantel, mantle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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