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Meaning of AVENTAIL

Pronunciation:  'avun`teyl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
 
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 Synonyms: camail, ventail
 
 See Also: basinet, hood

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Av"en*tail\, n. [OF. esventail. Cf. {Ventail}.]
The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.
 
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