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

ventail \vent"ail\ ve^nt"=al, 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.
   1913 webster

         her ventail up so high that he descried
         her goodly visage and her beauty's pride. --fairfax.
   1913 webster
see also:
ventilate aventail 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ventail
     n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect
         the head and neck syn: camail, aventail
see also:
camail aventail 

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