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MANTELET

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, tree, 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 Vocabulary
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