Aventail
An aventail or camail is a flexible curtain of
chainmail on a
helmet, that extends to cover the neck and shoulders. The mail could be removed for cleaning or storage, and attached to the helm through use of a leather cord that was threaded through
brass rings at the edge of the helm. Aventails were most commonly seen on
bascinets in the
14th century and served as a replacement for a Chainmaille coif. Some aventails were decorated with edging in
brass or
bronze links, or dagged edges.
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camail
Noun
1. a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
(synonym) aventail, ventail
(hypernym) hood
(part-holonym) basinet
camail (m)
n.
capa magna (Religion)
Camail
(n.)
A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece.
(n.)
a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.
(n.)
A hood of other material than mail;
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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