mantelet

 [man-tl-et, mant-lit]  

man·tel·et

   [man-tl-et, mant-lit]
noun
1.
a short mantle.
2.
Also, mantlet. Military.
a.
manta (def. 3).
b.
any of various bulletproof shelters or screens.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; see mantle, -et
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mantelet or mantlet (ˈmæntəˌlɛt)
 
—n
1.  a woman's short mantle, often lace-trimmed, worn in the mid-19th century
2.  a portable bulletproof screen or shelter
 
[C14: from Old French, diminutive of mantelmantle]
 
mantlet or mantlet
 
—n
 
[C14: from Old French, diminutive of mantelmantle]

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