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Noun: aventail  'a-vun,teyl
  1. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
    "The knight's aventail provided crucial protection during sword fights";
    - camail, ventail

Derived forms: aventails

Type of: hood

Part of: basinet [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Aventail