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mantelet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mantelet \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mantelet n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: {mantlet}] 2: short cape worn by women [syn: {mantilla}]
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