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Noun: mantelet  man-t(u-)let
  1. Portable bulletproof shelter
    "The soldiers took cover behind the mantelet during the firefight";
    - mantlet
     
  2. Short cape worn by women
    "She draped an elegant mantelet over her shoulders for the formal dinner";
    - mantilla

Derived forms: mantelets

Type of: cape, mantle, shelter

Encyclopedia: Mantelet