1mil.armourventail, piece of armour protecting the neck (upon which the helmet fitted):
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
(of helmet) Deslacent aventailles, heumes e chapeus
1469
(
1379-80
)
bacinettes, aventailes, gauntz de plate
iii 82
(
1397
)
.j. court aventaill et .j. peires gussets, .j. petit bracer, et .iij. peires voidours
305
2mil.armouraventail, lower movable part of the front of a helmet, visor:
(
1355
)
unus constabularius armatus cum dublet plat’ bacinett’ cum pisan et aventail et bratz et cerotecis
391
(
1397
)
.ij. bassnettes ové visers et .ij. aventaill[es]
305
(
1404
)
Item .ij. bacynetes cum .j. aventale
395
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aventaille (c.1235)