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Aventail
An aventail (/ˈævənteɪl/)[1] or camail (/kəˈmeɪl, ˈkæmeɪl/)[2][3] is a flexible curtain of mail attached to the skull of a helmet that extends to cover at least the neck, but often also the throat and shoulders. Part or all of the face, with spaces to allow vision, could also be covered. Some featured a ventail (a mail flap next to the mouth), which could be laced or hooked up to cover the lower face, or left loose for easier breathing or speech.
- ^ "aventail". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "camail". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "camail". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21.
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