mesail

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 8
Words With Friends: 10
Letters: 6

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛseɪl/

Definition of mesail

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)The visor of a helmet, especially when made in two parts.

“The mesail face-defence, still consisting of the visor with its eye-slits and noseguard attached to the helmet by two pivots, could be raised or lowered at will, while the two shell-shaped cheek-pieces formed a bevor or chin [guard].”
“The workmanship is sound, but not fine—portions of a visor and a mesail and a chin-piece of the period of Elizabeth have been added to it.”

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Etymology

Probably from Old French muçaille (“concealment”), via French mézail; only attested in English since the 1800s (also spelled mezail, mursail). Alternatively, a connection to muzzle has also been suggested.

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