mantelet
n. குறுங்கைச் சட்டை, பீரங்கிச் சுடுபவரின் கவசம்.
Man"tel*et, n. Etym: [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle.] 1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer. 2. (Fort.) Defn: 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.