Meanings
nounmantuamaker (plural mantuamakers)
plural mantuamakers
- A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses
Pity that hyper-fashionable mantuamakers and milliners were not a little quicker at taking hints from some of our Doctors of Divinity.
1836, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4
Origin
From mantua + maker, from mantua, a loose gown worn in the 18th century.
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APA
mantuamaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantuamaker
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“mantuamaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantuamaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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