ventail

ˈvɛnteɪl

Definition

Definition of ventail - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

armor

Rare

movable front part of a medieval helmet

Rare

The knight lifted his ventail to speak.

faceplate

visor

helmet part

Rare

mail covering for lower face and neck

Rare

The ventail protected him from sword strikes.

face guard

visor

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movable front part of a medieval helmet

Origin of ventail

Old French, ventaille (visor)

Examples of ventail in a sentence

The ventail was ornately decorated with gold.
The knight adjusted his ventail before the battle.
A damaged ventail could leave the wearer vulnerable.

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French:ventail, ventaille, ...
German:Visier, Gesichtsschutz, ...
Italian:visiera, camail, ...
Spanish:visera móvil, cubrebarbilla de malla, ...
Portuguese:viseira, ...
Chinese:面罩, 面甲, ...
Japanese:ヴェンテイル, 顔覆い, ...
Arabic:وَاقِيَة وَجْه, غطاء وجه معدني, ...
Hebrew:מָגֵן פָּנִים, וֶנְטֵייל, ...
Russian:вентайл, венталь, ...
Ukrainian:забрало, венталь, ...
Hindi:वेंटेल, ...
Bengali:ভেন্টাইল, ...
Catalan:visor, protector facial, ...
Czech:hledí, kroužkový závěs, ...
Danish:visir, ansigtsbeskytter, ...
Dutch:vizier, gezichtsbescherming, ...
Greek:προσωπίδιο, προστατευτικό προσώπου, ...
Hungarian:rostély, arcvért, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកខាងមុខដែលអាចបើកបិទបាននៃមួកសឹកសម័យមជ្ឈិមសម័យ, ផ្នែកសំណាញ់ដែកគ្របមុខផ្នែកខាងក្រោម និងក, ...
Korean:환기구, 얼굴 덮개, ...
Persian:نقاب, ونتیل, ...
Polish:przyłbica, osłona szyi, ...
Portuguese (BR):aventail, vental, ...
Romanian:ventală, protecție din zale, ...
Swedish:visir, ...
Thai:หน้ากากหมวกเหล็ก, เกราะปกคลุมใบหน้าและคอ, ...
Turkish:miğferin ön kısmı, zırh kaplaması, ...
Vietnamese:mặt nạ, mặt nạ giáp, ...

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