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AVENTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aventail mean?
• AVENTAIL (noun)
The noun AVENTAIL has 1 sense:
1. a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Familiarity information: AVENTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("aventail" is a kind of...):
hood (a headdress that protects the head and face)
Holonyms ("aventail" is a part of...):
basinet (a medieval steel helmet)
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