ventannat (ventana)

[ What after pa 'd Was far from the ventanna where I sate. Dryden, Conquest of Granada, i. 1. In ordnance, an implement or tool, similar to a priming-wire, made of steel wire, and tempered. It has a gimlet-point, and is used for boring out ord i nary obstructions in the vent of a gun. vent-hole (vent'hōl), n. 1. A vent.-2. A buttonhole at the wrist of a shirt. [Prov. Eng.] venticular (ven-tik'u-lär), a. Consisting of small holes or vents. [Erroneous.] Distinguished from genuine examples by the so-called " venticular perforations of the mezail," or breathing holes. Athenæum, Oct. 14, 1882, p. 502.