Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
mantelet .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
mantelet .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A short sleeveless
cloak orcape . - noun military, now historical A portable
screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun portable bulletproof shelter
Etymologies
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Examples
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Madame Ellen Gowan was indeed dressed delightfully today in dove gray jersey wool, with a mantlet of rich black velvet lined with white fur.
The Dressmaker Posie Graeme-Evans 2010
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They had found an ox-cart, and mounted the mantlet on the wheels, great solid disks of oak.
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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"Destroy that mantlet before these strangers can land!"
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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Thirty of you, with axes, and make kindling wood of that mantlet.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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The ram was released, and the mantlet began to recede from the gate as swiftly as it had advanced.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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The ram was released, and the mantlet began to recede from the gate as swiftly as it had advanced.
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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Thirty of you, with axes, and make kindling wood of that mantlet.
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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But, with a deep-throated shout, the mantlet was pushed to the wall, and a heavy, iron-tipped boom, thrust through an aperture in the center of the shield, began to thunder on the gate, driven by arms knotted with brawny muscles and backed with blood-thirsty fury.
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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"Destroy that mantlet before these strangers can land!"
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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They had found an ox-cart, and mounted the mantlet on the wheels, great solid disks of oak.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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