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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Mantua

/măn'-cho͞o-ə/ · Man·tu·a · IPA /ˈmæn.t(j)u.ə/
01 n. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
  1. 1.
    A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.[Obs.]