Mantua

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 62

man′tū-a, n. a lady's cloak or mantle: a lady's gown—( Scot. ) Mant′y .— n. Man′tua-mak′er , a maker of ladies' gowns and dre es. [Prob. arose through confusion of manteau (It. manto ) with Mantua , in Italy.]