What does aventail mean?
Aventail means A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders..
Aventail
/ˈævənteɪl/ · noun
Meaning
A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders..
Definitions by Sense
- A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
- Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).
Example Sentences
[…] the hood was increasingly replaced with a mail curtain (the camail or aventail) suspended from the outside of the bascinet, and the bascinet thus augmented gradually replaced the clumsy great helm as the principal defense […]
Synonyms for aventail
Antonyms for aventail
Related Words
Word Forms
- aventails
- aventaile
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for aventail?
Common synonyms include camail, ventail.
What is the opposite of aventail?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use aventail in a sentence?
[…] the hood was increasingly replaced with a mail curtain (the camail or aventail) suspended from the outside of the bascinet, and the bascinet thus augmented gradually replaced the clumsy great helm as the principal defense […]
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