noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
2. 2
   portable bulletproof shelter wordnet
3. 3
   A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege. historical

   "Already their archers were stealing forward, pushing their rolling mantlets."

4. 4
   A mantelletta.

Synonyms

All synonyms

manteletmantelet

Example

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"Already their archers were stealing forward, pushing their rolling mantlets."

Etymology

From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel (“mantle”). Doublet of mantelletta.

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