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noun
Synonym of aventail (“mail curtain or flap, on a helmet or a mail coif, that protects the lower face and neck”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: aventail
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The movable front part of a medieval helmet, originally including the visor but later specifically the separate lower section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A vent or breathing-hole in a medieval helmet, for the admission of air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
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, aventail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hood
History
From Middle English ventaile (“mail over lower face and neck; lower front piece of helmet; air hole in helmet”), from Old French ventaille (“lower opening in helmet for air”). Related to aventail.
