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mantelet

/ˈmæntlət/

mantelet is the alternative form of mantlet.

Meaning of mantlet

Noun

mantlet (plural mantlets)

  1. A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
  2. (historical) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
    • Already their archers were stealing forward, pushing their rolling mantlets.2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 779
  3. A mantelletta.

Forms of mantelet

pluralmantelets

Questions about mantelet

What is mantelet the alternative form of?
Mantelet is the alternative form of mantlet.
How do you pronounce mantelet?
Mantelet is pronounced /ˈmæntlət/.

Words near mantelet in the dictionary

  1. mantel-piece
  2. mantel-pieces
  3. mantelboard
  4. mantelboards
  5. manteled
  6. mantelet
  7. mantelets
  8. manteletta
  9. mantelettas
  10. manteling
  11. Mantell

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