Mantelet

[mæntәlit]

Definition

(noun.) short cape worn by women.

(noun.) portable bulletproof shelter.

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Definition

(n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

(n.) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.

(n.) 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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