AVENTAIL Definition & Meaning

aventail

[ av-uhn-teyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Armor.

Also called camail. a mail tippet suspended from the lower edges of a 14th-century basinet as a protection for the neck, throat, and shoulders.
ventail.

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1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French aventaille, equivalent to a- (< ?) + ventaille ventail

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“For future reference, the neck protection of a helmet is usually known as an aventail in arms and armour vocabulary.”

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“For future reference, the neck protection of a helmet is usually known as an aventail in arms and armour vocabulary.”

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