mantua

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries

Etymology

From French manteau, perhaps by confusion with Mantua in Italy.

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