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Definitions for ventail
ˈvɛn teɪlven·tail

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. camail, aventail, ventailnoun

    a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

Wiktionary

  1. ventailnoun

    A piece of armour used to protect the neck.

  2. ventailnoun

    The movable front part of a helmet, originally including the visor but later specifically the separate lower section.

  3. ventailnoun

    That part of a mediaeval helmet which is intended for the admission of air.

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  1. ventail

    A ventail is a movable part in a piece of armor, often in a helmet, which is designed to allow for better ventilation or to reveal the face of the wearer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ventailnoun

    that part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes in the visor

  2. Etymology: [OF. ventaille, F. ventail. See Ventilate, and cf. Aventail.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. ventail

    That part of a helmet which is made to lift up.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ventail in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ventail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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