VENTAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ventail mean? 

• VENTAIL (noun)
  The noun VENTAIL has 1 sense:

1. a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

  Familiarity information: VENTAIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENTAIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aventail; camail; ventail

Hypernyms ("ventail" is a kind of...):

hood (a headdress that protects the head and face)

Holonyms ("ventail" is a part of...):

basinet (a medieval steel helmet)