About The Word Ventail
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Ventail
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What's The Definition Of Ventail?
[n] a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ventail: aventail | camail Related Terms | Find terms related to Ventail: Ventail In Webster's Dictionary \Vent"ail\, n. [OF. ventaille, F. ventail. See
{Ventilate}, and cf. {Aventail}.]
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.
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