Defn: A small hole, as the stop in a flute; a vent. Shak.
VENTAIL
Vent"ail, n. Etym: [OF. ventaille, F. ventail. See Ventilate, and cf.
Aventail.]
Defn: That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, — sometimes in the visor. Spenser. Her ventail up so high that he descried Her goodly visage and her beauty's pride. Fairfax.
VENTER
Vent"er, n.
Defn: One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [R.]
Barrow.
VENTER
Vent"er, n. Etym: [L.]
1. (Anat.) (a) The belly; the abdomen; — sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. (b) The uterus, or womb. (c) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
3. (Rom. & O. E. Law)