Etymology

ventail

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Today it means: Synonym of aventail (“mail curtain or flap, on a helmet or a mail coif, that protects the lower face and neck”). Full definition →

Middle English ventaile ← Old French ventaille
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromventaille“lower opening in helmet for air”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromventaile“mail over lower face and neck; lower front piece of helmet; air hole in helmet”
  3. English todayventail

From Middle English ventaile (“mail over lower face and neck; lower front piece of helmet; air hole in helmet”), from Old French ventaille (“lower opening in helmet for air”). Related to aventail.

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