mantelet
Noun
Meaning
A short cloak formerly worn by knights.
A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
mantilla
mantlet
cape
bank
guard
barbican
screen
shell
barrier
shield
mantle
curtain
cloak
bastion
barricade
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