MANTELET

mantelet, mantilla

(noun) short cape worn by women

mantelet, mantlet

(noun) portable bulletproof shelter

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

mantelet (plural mantelets)

Alternative form of mantlet

Source: Wiktionary

Man"tel*et, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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