mantlet

mantlet
noun /ˈmæntlɪt/
a) A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
b) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.

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  • Mantlet — Man tlet, n. See {Mantelet}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mantlet — [mant′lit] n. MANTELET (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

  • Mantlet — This article is about the medieval shield. For mantelet , the garment, see Mantle (clothing). A mantlet was a large shield or portable shelter used for stopping arrows or bullets, in medieval warfare. A mantlet could be mounted on a wheeled… …   Wikipedia

  • mantlet — Mantelet Man tel*et, n. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See {Mantle}.] 1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. [1913 Webster] A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mantlet — mæntlɪt n. short mantle, short cloak or cape; portable shelter formerly used by besieging armies (also mantlet) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mantlet — var. of MANTELET. * * * mantlet variant of mantelet …   Useful english dictionary

  • mantlet — noun see mantelet 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mantlet — /mant lit/, n. Mil. mantelet (def. 2). * * * …   Universalium

  • mantlet — (also mantelet) noun 1》 historical a woman s short, loose sleeveless cloak or shawl. 2》 a bulletproof screen on a military vehicle.     ↘historical a movable shelter or screen used to protect soldiers. Origin ME: from OFr. mantelet, dimin. of… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Mantlet — see Mantelet …   Medieval glossary

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