What's the difference between mantelet and mantlet?

Mantelet


Definition:

  • (n.) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.
  • (n.) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.
  • (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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Mantlet


Definition:

  • (n.) See Mantelet.

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