mantelet Copy link Outline 1. vīnea (moveable penthouse for attack)2. plŭteus or -um; pl. plutei (similar to preced.)3. testūdo, ĭnis, f. (formed by juxtaposition of shields) • mantelet ; mantlet 1. vīnea (moveable penthouse for attack): to bring up the m.s against a town, vineas ad oppidum agere, Caes. B. G. 2, 12; close to the walls, v. [et aggerem] muro adjungere, Liv. 37, 26, med. 2. plŭteus or -um; pl. plutei (similar to preced.): to take (a place) by means of m.s, vineis et pluteis capere, Liv. 34, 17, extr. 3. testūdo, ĭnis, f. (formed by juxtaposition of shields): Caes.