Meanings
nounmantlet (plural mantlets)
plural mantlets · alternative mantelet
- historicalgovernmentA 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 - CatholicismA mantelletta.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Old Frenchmantelet
- Middle Englishmauntelet
- Englishmantlet
From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel (“mantle”). Doublet of mantelletta.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пелерина
- пелерина (pelerina)short sleeveless cloak or cape
Latin mūsculus
- mūsculusportable screen or other covering
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“mantlet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantlet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mantlet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantlet.
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