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hood vs aventail

aventail vs hood

hood and aventail both are nouns.

hood is a verb but aventail is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hood Yes No Yes No
aventail Yes No No No
As nouns, aventail is a hyponym of hood; that is, aventail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hood:
  • hood: a headdress that protects the head and face
  • aventail: a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Other hyponyms of hood include calash, caleche, camail, ventail, cowl.
hood (noun) aventail (noun)
(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
a headdress that protects the head and face
the folding roof of a carriage
metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
(slang) a neighborhood or community
a protective covering that is part of a plant
an aggressive and violent young criminal
hood (verb) aventail (verb)
cover with a hood
Difference between hood and aventail

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