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aventail
av·en·tail A5569050 (ăv′ən-tāl′)n. Neck and shoulder mail that is attached to a helmet.
[Middle English aventaille, aventail, beaver of a helmet, from Anglo-Norman, probably alteration of esventail, aventail, from Old French esventer, to let out air, ventilate, from Vulgar Latin *exventāre; see vent1.]aventail (ˈævənˌteɪl) or aventailenthe movable front flap on a helmetven•tail (ˈvɛn teɪl)
n. a movable part on the lower front of a medieval helmet. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French ventaille=vent (< Latin ventus wind1) + -aille -al2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  aventail - a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neckcamail, ventailbasinet - a medieval steel helmethood - a headdress that protects the head and face |
aventail
Synonyms for aventailnoun a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neckSynonymsRelated Words |