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      aventail
      noun
      a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
      Roots
      exa- · Latin · out (via Old French es-)ventusvent- · Latin · wind, airaculum-ail · French · means, instrument
      Words related to aventail
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