mantelet

American  

[man-tl-et, mant-lit] / ˈmæn tlˌɛt, ˈmænt lɪt /

noun

1. a short mantle.

2. Military. Also mantlet

   1. manta.

   2. any of various bulletproof shelters or screens.

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mantelet British  

/ ˈmæntəˌlɛt /

noun

1. a woman's short mantle, often lace-trimmed, worn in the mid-19th century

2. a portable bulletproof screen or shelter

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Etymology

Origin of mantelet

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; see mantle, -et

Example Sentences

Let us at least go back, fill up once more, and raise a mantelet against the bolts, for they have an arbalist which shoots both straight and hard.

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

One mantelet was so constructed that the water could not extinguish the fire, which might be set to the fort, under cover of the arquebusiers who were doing their duty on the cavalier.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)

Compare to that yellow-nailed, swart bear-skin, the coat-armour made with cloth of Tars, the mantelet thick-sown with rubies; for the locks like the raven's plumage, the curls like Apollo's tresses.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various

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

All this time Denys was behind his mantelet with another arbalester, protecting the workmen and making some excellent shots.

From School Reading by Grades Sixth Year by Baldwin, James