mantelet
Americannoun
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a woman's short mantle, often lace-trimmed, worn in the mid-19th century
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a portable bulletproof screen or shelter
Etymology
Origin of mantelet
Example Sentences
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Mantelets are much worn, and are of two different forms—the scarf mantelet, and the little round shawl mantelet.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
She had set her heart on a silk mantelet marked thirteen francs, which she had seen in a shopwindow.
From L'Assommoir by Émile Zola
See, kneeling by the side of two of those fine devout-looking figures, is a lady in a little twiddling Parisian hat and feather, in a little lace mantelet, in a tight gown and a bustle.
From Little Travels and Roadside Sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray
He remembereth his worthies: They stumble in their march; They make haste to the wall thereof, And the mantelet is prepared.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Richard Green Moulton
Walking Dress.—Bonnet of purple velvet with black feather; full mantelet of black velvet, trimmed with lace and buttons; dress of dark valencias, very full, and plain.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
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