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mantlet
noun
[ ˈmantlɪt ]
• a woman's short, loose sleeveless cloak or shawl.
• a bulletproof screen on a military vehicle.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mantelet, diminutive of mantel ‘mantle’.