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mantlet.

A short sleeveless cloak or cape.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmæntlət/UK
  1. A short sleeveless cloak or cape.

  2. A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.

    historical
  3. A mantelletta.

Where this word comes from

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

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