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ventail |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ventail \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ventail n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: {camail}, {aventail}]
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