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VENTAIL
camail, aventail, ventail
(noun) a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ventail (plural ventails)
(obsolete) A piece of armor used to protect the neck.
(historical) The movable front part of a helmet, originally including the visor but later specifically the separate lower section.
(obsolete, rare) That part of a medieval helmet which is intended for the admission of air.
Anagrams
• Levitan, Valenti
Source: Wiktionary
Vent"ail, n. Etym: [OF. ventaille, F. ventail. See Ventilate, and cf. Aventail.]
Definition: That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes in the visor. Spenser. Her ventail up so high that he descried Her goodly visage and her beauty's pride. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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