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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 man·tel·et /ˈmæntlət, ˈmæntḷət, ˌmæntḷˈɛt/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 mantelet
      n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: mantlet]
      2: short cape worn by women [syn: mantilla]