mantlet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈmæntlət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-mantlet.wav

Word forms

mantlet mantlets mantelet

Etymology

From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel (“mantle”). Doublet of mantelletta.

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