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teɪl
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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.
Also,
aventail.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
<
Middle French
ventaille,
equivalent to
vent
(<
Latin
ventus
wind
1
) +
-aille
-al
2
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ventail
(ˈvɛnteɪl)
—
n
(in medieval armour) a covering for the lower part of the face
[C14: from Old French
ventaille
sluice, from
vent
wind, from Latin
ventus
]
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