AVENTAIL

camail, aventail, ventail

(noun) a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

aventail (plural aventails)

(chain mail armour) The flap or adjustable part of the hood of mail, which when unfastened allowed the hood to drop upon the shoulders.

(solid armour) The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

Anagrams

• alvanite, valentia, vanalite

Source: Wiktionary

Av"en*tail, n. Etym: [OF. esventail. Cf. Ventail.]

Definition: The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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