Definitions for ventailˈvɛn teɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•tailˈvɛn teɪl(n.)
a movable part on the lower front of a medieval helmet.
Category: Heraldry
Origin of ventail:
1300–50; ME < MF ventaille=vent (< L ventuswind1) +-aille -al2
Princeton's WordNet
camail, aventail, ventail(noun)
a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Wiktionary
ventail(Noun)
A piece of armour used to protect the neck.
ventail(Noun)
The movable front part of a helmet, originally including the visor but later specifically the separate lower section.
ventail(Noun)
That part of a mediaeval helmet which is intended for the admission of air.
Webster Dictionary
Ventail(noun)
that part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes in the visor
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