Mantelet
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) 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.
(2): ( n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.
(3): ( n.) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Mantelet See Fortification, § 7.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
man´tel - et , man´t ' 50 - et , mant´let ( Nahum 2:5 ). See Siege , 4, (d).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
a long cape, with slits for the arms, worn by prelates. Regular bishops wore it without the rochet; and cardinals, vested in rochet and mozzetta, lay it aside when visiting another of their order. The mantellone is a purple cloak, with long, hanging sleeves. Walcott, Sac. Archaeol. s.v.
