'Ventail' definitions:

Definition of 'ventail'

From: WordNet
noun
A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck [syn: camail, aventail, ventail]

Definition of 'Ventail'

From: GCIDE
  • Ventail \Vent"ail\ (v[e^]nt"[=a]l), 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]