"mesail" meaning in English

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          "text": "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].",
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          "ref": "1992, Guy Francis Laking, A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries, page 42:",
          "text": "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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        "(historical) The visor of a helmet, especially when made in two parts."
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