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Mesail

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ventailnoun(historical) The movable front part of a medieval helmet, originally including the visor but later specifically the separate lower section.
helmletnounA helmet that covers the face; a small helm.
vizornounAlternative spelling of visor. [A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.]
visornounThe fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
great helmnoun(historical) A helmet in the form of a flat-topped or curved barrel of metal with small openings for sight and ventilation, worn chiefly from the 12th to 14th century.
helmetnoun(clothing) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
casquenounA helmet.
greathelmnounAlternative form of great helm. [(historical) A helmet in the form of a flat-topped or curved barrel of metal with small openings for sight and ventilation, worn chiefly from the 12th to 14th century.]
bicoquenoun(historical) A style of 15th-century helmet (or helmet visor).
vizardnoun(archaic, figuratively) Outward appearance; pretense.
aventailnounA curtain or flap of mail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
helmet shellnounSynonym of helmet snail.
umbrerenoun(historical) In medieval armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.
mantletnoun(military, now historical) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
eyeshieldnounSomething worn to shield the eyes, especially a visor attached to an American football player's helmet.
oculariumnounAn elevated mound or "turret", found in some arachnids and other creatures, which contains simple eyes (ocelli).
charnelnounA repository for dead bodies.
galeanounA Roman helmet.
bascinetnounA light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
close helmetnoun(historical) A helmet that entirely covers the head, including the face.

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