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noun
A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: camail, ventail
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ventail
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: camail, ventail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hood
History
From Middle English aventayle, from Old French esventail (“air-hole”), from esventer (Modern French éventer), from Latin ex (“out”) + ventus (“wind”). Related to ventail.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
