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mantelet [man-tl-et, mant-lit] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a short mantle.
- Also mantlet. Military.
- manta(def 3).
- any of various bulletproof shelters or screens.
Origin of mantelet 1350–1400; Middle English Middle French; see mantle, -et Examples from the Web for mantelet Historical Examples of mantelet
It requires great dexterity in cutting out the mantelet to give a graceful appearance to this innovation.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852
Various
On the memorable occasion of which I speak I was habited in a crimson satin dress, with a sky-blue Arabian mantelet.
Edgar Allan Poe
He remembereth his worthies: They stumble in their march; They make haste to the wall thereof, And the mantelet is prepared.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature
Various
The most interesting example which we have met of the employment of the pavis and mantelet, is in a picture in the Harl.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages
Edward Lewes Cutts
But the special point for which we give the woodcut here, is to illustrate the use of the mantelet.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages
Edward Lewes Cutts
British Dictionary definitions for mantelet mantelet mantlet noun
- a woman’s short mantle, often lace-trimmed, worn in the mid-19th century
- a portable bulletproof screen or shelter
Word Origin for mantelet C14: from Old French, diminutive of mantel mantle