MANTUA

Meaning of MANTUA in English

/man"chooh euh/ , n.

1. a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.

2. a mantle.

[ 1670-80; var. of MANTEAU, by assoc. with MANTUA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MANTUA — or Mantova geographical name commune N Italy in Lombardy WSW of Venice population 52,948 , ~n adjective or noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANTUA — ˈmanchəwə noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by Mantua, Italy) of French manteau — more at mantle 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANTUA — (n.) A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.
Английский словарь Webster
MANTUA — (n.) A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
Английский словарь Webster
MANTUA — ( n. ) A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTUA — ( n. ) A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTUA — — Mantuan , adj. , n. /man"chooh euh/ , n. a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTUA — n. loose gown worn by women during the 17th and 18th centuries; mantle, sleeveless cape or cloa
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MANTUA — geographical name or Man·to·va ˈmän-tō-vä commune N Italy in Lombardy WSW of Venice population 52,948 • Man·tu·an ˈman-chə-wən, ˈmanch-wən, ˈman-tə-wən …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANTUA — noun Etymology: modification of French manteau mantle Date: 1678 : a usually loose-fitting gown worn especially in the 17th and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANTUA — noun a woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown. 2. mantua ·noun a superior kind of rich silk formerly …
Webster English vocab
MANTUA — [ 'mantjʊə ] ■ noun a woman's loose gown of a kind fashionable during the 17th and 18th centuries. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MANTUA — [man.tua] n [modif. of F manteau mantle] (1678): a usu. loose-fitting gown worn esp. in the 17th and 18th centuries
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MANTUA — Italian Mantova, city, capital of Mantova provincia, Lombardia (Lombardy) regione, northern Italy. The city is surrounded on three sides by …
Britannica English vocabulary
MANTUA — Mantu|a, m~ BrE AmE ˈmænt ju‿|ə -u‿; ˈmæn t ʃ u‿|ə AmE ˈmæntʃ u‿|ə ▷ Mantu|an/s ən/z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MANTUA — n. hist. a woman's loose gown of the 17th-18th c. [corrupt. of manteau (F, as MANTLE) after Mantua in Italy]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANTUA — n. hist. a woman's loose gown of the 17th-18th c. [ corrupt. of manteau (F, as MANTLE) after Mantua in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANTUA — n. hist. a woman's loose gown of the 17th-18th c. Etymology: corrupt. of manteau (F, as MANTLE) after Mantua in …
Oxford English vocab
MANTUA — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 7485 Total Housing Units (2000): 2723 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MANTUA — Classification: Town Located in: Utah (UT) Total Population (2000): 791 Total Housing Units (2000): 231 Land Area (square meters): 12603626 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MANTUA — Classification: Village Located in: Ohio (OH) Total Population (2000): 1046 Total Housing Units (2000): 452 Land Area (square meters): 3644217 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
MANTUA — (устаревшее) манто
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANTUA — Мантуя
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MANTUA — уст. = manteau
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MANTUA — г. Мантуя
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MANTUA — (n) Мантуя
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MANTUA — уст. = manteau
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MANTUA — уст. = manteau
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MANTUA — г. Мантуя
Англо-Русский географический словарь
MANTUA — (устаревшее) манто
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANTUA — n. Pronunciation: ' man(t)-sh( ə -)w ə , ' man-t ə -w ə Function: noun Etymology: modification of French manteau …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MANTUA — n. Pronunciation: ' man-ch ə -w ə , ' manch-w ə , ' män-tü-ä Variant: or Man · to · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GONZAGA DYNASTY — Italian dynasty whose heads ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1707 and also Montferrat, with the stronghold of Casale, from 1536 …
Britannica English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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