mantlet

Meaning

Noun

  • A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
  • A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
  • A mantelletta.

Origin

  • From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel. mantelletta.

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