English Explanatory Dictionary

aventail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
  2. Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).

Pronunciation

/ˈævənteɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aventail.wav

Word forms

aventail aventails aventaile

Etymology

From Middle English aventayle, from Old French esventail (“air-hole”), from esventer (Modern French éventer), from Latin ex (“out”) + ventus (“wind”). Related to ventail.

Synonyms

camail ventail
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