mantelet, mantlet
(noun) portable bulletproof shelter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mantlet (plural mantlets)
A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
(military, now historical) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
(Christianity, mainly Catholicism) A mantelletta.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"tlet, n.
Definition: See Mantelet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
