Mantelet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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                  A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     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}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mantelet
       n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: {mantlet}]
       2: short cape worn by women [syn: {mantilla}]