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Meaning of mantlet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈmæntlət/

Definitions

A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
historical
A mantelletta.

Examples

“Already their archers were stealing forward, pushing their rolling mantlets.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

mantletree Mantling manto mantodean mantoid mantologist