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mantelet
(encz) | mantelet, n: |
Mantelet
(gcide) | 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.
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A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging.
--Chaucer.
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2. (Fort.) 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.
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mantelet
(wn) | mantelet
n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: mantelet, mantlet]
2: short cape worn by women [syn: mantelet, mantilla] |
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Mantelet
(gcide) | 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. (Fort.) 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] |
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