man·tel·et /ˈmæntlət, ˈmæntḷət, ˌmæntḷˈɛt/
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Man·tel·et n.
1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. --Chaucer.
2. Fort. A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
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mantelet
n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: mantlet]
2: short cape worn by women [syn: mantilla]