mantlet

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmæntlət/
Etymology

In summary

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

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