Associations to the word «Aventail»

Wiktionary

AVENTAIL, noun. (chain mail armour) the flap or adjustable part of the hood of mail, which when unfastened allowed the hood to drop upon the shoulders.
AVENTAIL, noun. (solid armour) The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

Dictionary definition

AVENTAIL, noun. A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca