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Mantelet — definition & meaning

Word	Type	Definition
Mantelet	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.

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