- A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for
holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a
pocket, or a handle made of rope. - A spade for digging turf.
- A short cloak formerly worn by knights. - A short cloak or mantle worn by women. - 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.
- Small wedge-shaped block - Small wedgeshaped block - Sports shoe - Wedge - Wedgeshaped block - A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to
something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position,
etc. - A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around
which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and
yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast,
etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.