Mantua

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

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

Mantua
MA´NTUA(Μάντουα: Eth. Mantuanus: Mantova), a city of Cisalpine Gaul, situated on the river Mincius, ...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Mantua
Mantŭa, ae, f., I a city of Gallia Transpadana, on the Mincius, in whose vicinity was Andes, the b...

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