English

Alternative forms

• aventaile

Noun

aventail ‎(plural aventails)

1. (chain mail armour) the flap or adjustable part of the hood of mail, which when unfastened allowed the hood to drop upon the shoulders.
2. (solid armour) The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

Translations

References

• aventail in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914