1. Noun
A short cloak formerly worn by knights.
2. Noun
A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
3. Noun
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.
4. Noun
portable bulletproof shelter
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