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AventailA skirt of mail
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Aventail1) A mail garment protecting the neck. (Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 347) 2) A "curtain" of mail to protect the neck, suspended f [..]
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Aventail(n) a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
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AventailPart of armour, a kind of mail curtain, fastened to the edges of the helmet with staples called vervelles. It covered the neck and the shoulders. Sometimes called as camail.
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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.
(solid,_|armour) The movable front to a helmet; the ventai [..]
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