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aventail

/ˈævənteɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aven-tail
IPA
/ˈævənteɪl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.

noun

Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English aventayle, from Old French esventail (“air-hole”), from esventer (Modern French éventer), from Latin ex (“out”) + ventus (“wind”). Related to ventail.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: aventayle, esventail, ex

Inflected Forms

aventails (plural) aventaile (alternative)

Synonyms

camail ventail

Questions

How do you pronounce aventail?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈævənteɪl/.
What does aventail mean?
A curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
Where does aventail come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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