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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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
A new style of mantelet has appeared, called the Valdivia.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper
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 Alice Morse Earle
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
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
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