Citations:ventail


 * 2002, Gloria Allaire, Regina Psaki, Italian Literature, Boydell & Brewer Ltd (ISBN 9780859916455), page 247:
 * Then he meets the other and strikes him on the helmet and on the iron ventail and cut off the whole ventail. And as he pulled out his sword, the baron fainted and hit the ground, dead.
 * 2010, Elizabeth Chadwick, For the King’s Favor, Sourcebooks, Inc. (ISBN 9781402244506), page 81:
 * At his side Anketil unhooked the mail ventail protecting his face and gulped breath like a toper sinking his first cup of wine after a dry spell. “God&#39;s bones!” he wheezed, swiping his forearm across his mouth and jaw.
 * 2020, Eric Lewis, The Heron Kings, Simon and Schuster (ISBN 9781787583900)
 * The mail ventail covered his mouth, leaving only the eyes visible. “You knew,” he said. “You knew the whole time.” “I suspected. I saw you runnin&#39;, throwing stuff away. I may be a dumb peasant but I can put two and one together.


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 * 2016, Matthew Bennett, Doyne Dawson, Ron Field, Philip Hawthornwaite, Mike Loades, The History of Warfare: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the History of Warfare from the Ancient World to the American Civil War, Chartwell Books (ISBN 9780785834618), page 87:
 * The mail ventail surrounding his face has a piece that attaches to the helmet for nasal protection. This knight wears a coat of plates comprising four large plates, front and back, covered by fabric with his coat of arms.