Mantua

noun

1. A woman's garment of the 1600s and 1700s consisting of a bodice and full skirt cut from a single length of fabric, with the skirt designed to part in front to reveal a contrasting underskirt.
2. 1. A manteau; specifically, a woman's gown, especially one open in front, showing the petticoat and the lining of the mantua itself.
3. A loose cloak worn by women about 1850.
4. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
5. A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.