ventail

[ ven-teyl ]

noun
  1. the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.

  2. a flap of mail attached to a coif and fastened across the lower part of the face during combat.

Origin of ventail

1
1300–50; Middle English <Middle French ventaille, equivalent to vent (<Latin ventuswind1) + -aille-al2

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ventail

/ (ˈvɛnteɪl) /


noun
  1. (in medieval armour) a covering for the lower part of the face

Origin of ventail

1
C14: from Old French ventaille sluice, from vent wind, from Latin ventus

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