Ventail

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ventail \Vent"ail\ (v[e^]nt"[=a]l), 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.
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           Her ventail up so high that he descried
           Her goodly visage and her beauty's pride. --Fairfax.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ventail
       n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect
           the head and neck [syn: {camail}, {aventail}]