About The Word Mantelet
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Mantelet
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What's The Definition Of Mantelet?
[n] short cape worn by women
[n] portable bulletproof shelter Synonyms | Synonyms for Mantelet: mantilla | mantlet Related Terms | Find terms related to Mantelet: See Also | cape | mantle | shelter Mantelet In Webster's Dictionary \Man"tel*et\, n. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See
{Mantle}.]
1.
(a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.
(b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging.
--Chaucer.
2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal,
which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or
riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at
embrasures; -- now commonly written {mantlet}.
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