Dictionary
av•en•tail
Pronunciation: (av'un-tāl"), [key]—
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.
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