[ven-teyl] 
| 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. |
| ven·tail (věn'tāl') n. The lower movable part of the front of a medieval helmet, fitting over the mouth or neck. [Middle English, from Old French vantail, from vent, wind, from Latin ventus; see wē- in Indo-European roots.] |
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