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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The mantelet is made of thin, soft, white muslin, and is trimmed with worked volants from six to seven inches broad, and set on rather full.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
Another, called the Espera mantelet, is of black watered silk, trimmed with a wide velvet, and bordered by a chenille fringe.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)
Winter mantelet of black velvet and blue satin, lined with blue satin, and trimmed with blue loose fringe, mixed with ends of black twisted chenille.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
Oh, what headdresses! what silks! what a bonnet, what a mantelet!
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
I wore the new bonnet and mantelet to church, to-day:—frightened the sexton, made the minister squint, and the congregation stare.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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