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mantelet

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man=tel=et

CIDE DICTIONARY

manteletn. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle.].
  •  A short cloak formerly worn by knights.  [1913 Webster]
    "A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging."  [1913 Webster]
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mantelet, n. (also mantlet)
1 hist. a woman's short loose sleeveless mantle.
2 a bulletproof screen for gunners.

Etymology
ME f. OF, dimin. of mantel MANTLE

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