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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These, particularly the shawl mantelet, are beautifully embroidered and deeply fringed, giving them an exceedingly rich appearance.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
The dress worn with this mantelet is of white muslin, ornamented with needlework; but the mantelet is intended to be worn in outdoor costume with a dress of silk or barège.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
The Garter was followed by the register, a grave personage, in a black gown, with a surplice over it, covered by a mantelet of furs.
From Windsor Castle by William Harrison Ainsworth
The mantelet is made of thin, soft, white muslin, and is trimmed with worked volants from six to seven inches broad, and set on rather full.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
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
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