aventail
Americannoun
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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.
Etymology
Origin of aventail
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French aventaille, equivalent to a- (< ?) + ventaille ventail
Example Sentences
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“For future reference, the neck protection of a helmet is usually known as an aventail in arms and armour vocabulary.”
From The Guardian
“For future reference, the neck protection of a helmet is usually known as an aventail in arms and armour vocabulary.”
From The Guardian
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