Definition of Mantelet

1. Noun. Portable bulletproof shelter.

Exact synonyms: Mantlet
Generic synonyms: Shelter

2. Noun. Short cape worn by women.
Exact synonyms: Mantilla
Generic synonyms: Cape, Mantle

Definition of Mantelet

1. n. A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

Definition of Mantelet

1. Noun. (alternative form of mantlet) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mantelet

1. a mobile screen used to protect soldiers [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mantelet

1. 1. A short cloak formerly worn by knights. A short cloak or mantle worn by women. "A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging." (Chaucer) 2. 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. Origin: F, dim. Of manteau, OF. Mantel. See Mantle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mantelet

mansworn
manta
manta ray
manta rays
mantas
mantchou
manteau
manteaus
manteaux
manteel
manteels
mantegar
mantegars
mantel
mantelboard
mantelet (current term)
mantelets
mantelletta
mantellettas
mantelpiece
mantelpieces
mantels
mantelshelf
mantelshelves
manteltree
mantes
manti
mantic
mantichora
manticora

Literary usage of Mantelet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages by Edward Lewes Cutts (1872)
"The mantelet was a shield still more ample, and capable of being fixed upright by a prop, so that it formed a kind of little movable fort which the bowman, ..."

2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"[Fr. mantelet, short cloak.} (Afil.) Square metal shield erected on a wheeled stand for protecting sappers from musketry fire. Manager. ..."

3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... a plant Manipulation, sf. manipulation Manipule, sf. maniple, part of a priest's > Mantelé, e, adj. mantled, in heraldry mantelet, sm. cloak, ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"26. mantelet, mantlet (man'tel-et, mant'let), n. ... [It.: see mantelet.] In the Bom. Catli. Ch., a sleeveless vest- 6. A flexible covering, usually of rope ..."

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