VENTAILS

Noun

ventails

plural of ventail

Anagrams

• Levitans, Valentis

Source: Wiktionary


VENTAIL

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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