AVENTAIL


Meaning of AVENTAIL in English

/av"euhn tayl'/ , n. Armor.

1. 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.

2. ventail.

[ 1300-50; ME aventaille, equiv. to a- ( ventaille VENTAIL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .