Aventail definition

ăvən-tāl

Neck and shoulder mail that is attached to a helmet.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

aventail

Plural:

aventails

Origin of aventail

Middle English aventaille aventail, beaver of a helmet from Anglo-Norman probably alteration of esventail aventail from Old French esventer to let out air, ventilate from Vulgar Latin exventāre vent¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition