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

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Example Sentences

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mantelet

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

Oh, what headdresses! what silks! what a bonnet, what a mantelet!

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott

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 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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

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 James Baldwin

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