Män′tel-ėt, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. mantelet, dim. of Fr. manteau, O. Fr. mantel. See MANTLE.] 1. A small cloak worn by women. [Written also mantlet.] 2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of wood, metal, or rope, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen during the attack of a fortress, or to protect the gunners at embrasures. For protecting sappers the sap-roller is now used.