ALL meanings of aventail
av·en·tail
A a - noun aventail the movable front flap on a helmet 3
- noun aventail (chain mail armour) the flap or adjustable part of the hood of mail, which when unfastened allowed the hood to drop upon the shoulders. 1
- noun aventail 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. 1
- noun aventail ventail. 1
- noun aventail (chain mail armour) the flap or adjustable part of the hood of mail, which when unfastened allowed the hood to drop upon the shoulders. 0
- noun aventail (solid armour) The movable front to a helmet; the ventail. 0