mantlet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmæntlət/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel (“mantle”). Doublet of mantelletta.
Meanings
- A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
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(historical) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
Already their archers were stealing forward, pushing their rolling mantlets.
2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 779:
- A mantelletta.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantlets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mantelet | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (3)
bg пелерина (short sleeveless cloak or cape) · la mūsculus (portable screen or other covering) · io manteleto (short sleeveless cloak or cape)