MANTELETS
Noun
mantelets
plural of mantelet
Anagrams
• lamentest
Source: Wiktionary
MANTELET
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