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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A new style of mantelet has appeared, called the Valdivia.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)
In the varied forms of spelling and wearing, as manto, manteau, mantoon, mantelet, and mantilla the foundation is the same.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
She had set her heart on a silk mantelet marked thirteen francs, which she had seen in a shopwindow.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
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 Moulton, Richard Green
Velvet mantelet, with arabesque in silk braiding, a quarter of an inch wide, and satin stitch, slightly fitting to the waist; wide sleeves, and entirely embroidered.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
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