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Mantelet

Mantelet Meaning & Definition
Mantelet Definition And Meaning

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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