Found 2 items, similar to Mantelet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mantelet mantelet n 1: portable bulletproof shelter [syn: mantlet] 2: short cape worn by women [syn: mantilla]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mantelet Mantelet \Man"tel*et\, n. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle.] 1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. [1913 Webster] A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet. [1913 Webster]