hood vs ventail

ventail vs hood

hood and ventail both are nouns.

hood is a verb but ventail is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hood	Yes	No	Yes	No
ventail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ventail is a hyponym of hood; that is, ventail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hood:

hood: a headdress that protects the head and face
ventail: a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

Other hyponyms of hood include calash, caleche, aventail, camail, cowl.

hood (noun)	ventail (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)	ventail (verb)
cover with a hood

Difference between hood and ventail

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