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Definition of Mantlet
1. Noun. Portable bulletproof shelter.
Definition of Mantlet
1. n. See Mantelet.
Definition of Mantlet
1. Noun. A short sleeveless cloak or cape. ¹
2. Noun. (context: military now historical) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mantlet
1. mantelet [n -S] - See also: mantelet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mantlet
Literary usage of Mantlet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers by Great Britain Army. Royal Engineers (1860)
"1 and 2 show a method of attaching a mantlet to the rear axle of a ... 4, a form
of mantlet applicable to embrasures, either in casemates or in parapets. ..."
2. The Evolution of Life, Or, Causes of Change in Animal Forms: A Study in Biology by Hubbard Winslow Mitchell (1891)
"... nodosus—Development of molluscan shells— The mantlet : its function—Pearl
oysters—Nacre—Mussels — Byssus — Univalves ..."
3. The Evolution of Life by Hubbard Winslow Mitchell (1891)
"... nodosus—Development of molluscan shells— The mantlet: its function—Pearl
oysters—Nacre—Mussels ..."
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