mantlet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmæntlət/(UK)

Definition of mantlet

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
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noun

  1. A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
  2. (historical)A 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.”
  3. A mantelletta.

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Etymology

From Middle English mauntelet, from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel (“mantle”). Doublet of mantelletta.

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