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mantelet definition

man·telet (man′tə lit, mant′lit)

noun

  1. a short mantle, cape, or cloak
  2. a protective shelter or screen; esp.,
    1. a movable roof or screen formerly used to protect besiegers from the enemy
    2. any of various bulletproof shields or screens

Etymology: OFr, dim. of mantel: see mantle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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