Complete Definition of "mantelet"

English
Alternative spellings
mantlet

Etymology
From Old French #Old French|mantelet, diminutive of mantel �mantle�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�mæntlɪt/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
  2. military A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.

#:*1819: They bring forward mantelets and pavisses, and the archers muster on the skirts of the wood like a dark cloud before a hailstorm. � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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