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aventail
noun
(2)
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aventail
[
av
-
uh
n-teyl ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
,
Armor.
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.
ventail
.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
aventail
1
1300–50;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French
aventaille,
equivalent to
a-
(< ?) +
ventaille
ventail
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