mantelet
a short mantle.
Also mant·let [mant-lit] /ˈmænt lɪt/ .Military.
any of various bulletproof shelters or screens.
Origin of mantelet
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How to use mantelet in a sentence
It is called the mantelet echarpe, or scarf mantelet; and it combines, as its name implies, the effect of the scarf and mantelet.
Dress and mantelet of plain silk with band à disposition trimmed with fringed ribbon.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine | VariousAll this time Denys was behind his mantelet with another arbalester, protecting the workmen and making some excellent shots.
School Reading by Grades | James BaldwinMantelets are much worn, and are of two different forms—the scarf mantelet, and the little round shawl mantelet.
This mantelet, as we afterwards learned, gave rise to a somewhat singular occurrence.
Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. | Catherine II, Empress of Russia
British Dictionary definitions for mantelet
mantlet
/ (ˈmæntəˌlɛt) /
a woman's short mantle, often lace-trimmed, worn in the mid-19th century
a portable bulletproof screen or shelter
Origin of mantelet
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