aventaille (c.1235)
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aventaille (c.1235)

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  FEW:  abante 24,5a Gdf:  avantaille 1,510c / avantal 1,510c GdfC: ∅ TL: aventaille 1,720 DEAF:  avant (avantail)  / avant (avantaille)  DMF:  avantaille  / avantal  TLF: ∅ OED:  aventail n.  MED:  aventaille n.  DMLBS:  aventailum 169a
aventail,  aventaile,  aventaill;  avental,  aventale  

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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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