loose+gown
81mantua — man•tu•a [[t]ˈmæn tʃu ə[/t]] n. pl. tu•as clo a woman s loose gown worn in the early 18th century • Etymology: 1670–80; alter. of F manteau coat …
82Mother Hubbard — Moth′er Hub′bard [[t]ˈhʌb ərd[/t]] n. clo a women s loose gown, usu. fitted at the shoulders • Etymology: 1915–20; after a nursery rhyme character …
83mantua — /ˈmæntʃuə/ (say manchoohuh) noun 1. a kind of loose gown formerly worn by women. 2. a mantle. {from manteau, influenced by Mantua, the name of a town in N Italy} …
84Mother Hubbard — /mʌðə ˈhʌbəd/ (say mudhuh hubuhd) noun (sometimes lower case) a kind of full, loose gown worn by women. {from the nursery rhyme character, Mother Hubbard} …
85mantle — [13] Mantle comes via Old French mantel from Latin mantellum ‘cloak’, a word of uncertain (possibly Celtic) origin. Related forms to find their way into English from other languages include mantilla [18] (a Spanish diminutive of manta ‘cape’,… …
86mantua — [man′tyo͞o ə, man′to͞o ə] n. [altered (after MANTUA) < Fr manteau < OFr mantel,MANTLE] a mantle or loose gown or cloak formerly worn by women …
87Mother Hubbard — [hub′ərd] n. 1. a character in an old nursery rhymea character in an old nursery rhyme 2. [from the costume in old illustrations of the rhyme] a full, loose gown for women …
88mantua — n. hist. a woman s loose gown of the 17th 18th c. Etymology: corrupt. of manteau (F, as MANTLE) after Mantua in Italy …
89ban|ian — «BAN yuhn», noun. 1. = banyan. (Cf. ↑banyan) 2. a loose gown, jacket, or shirt of flannel, worn in India. 3. Also, banya or Bania. a Hindu merchant of a caste that eats no meat. ╂[< Portuguese banian, probably < Gujarati vāniyo < Sansk …
90man|tu|a — «MAN chu uh», noun. 1. a loose gown or cloak, worn by women in the 1600 s and 1700 s. 2. = mantle. (Cf. ↑mantle) ╂[altered < French manteau, by confusion with Mantua, a city in Italy] …
