the fore pare of a helmet which covers the cheeks, mouth, and chin; a type of armor (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tepuztenchalli
Alonso de Molina:
tepuztenchalli. bauera, arma. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 104r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.