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Mantelet
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.
(3):
(n.) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mantelet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mantelet.html. 1828.