Camail
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈmeɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Camail is a noun meaning (historical) A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif.
Meaning
(historical) A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif.
More Meanings
- (historical) An ecclesiastical ornament worn by bishops.
Example Sentences
[…] the hood was increasingly replaced with a mail curtain (the camail or aventail) suspended from the outside of the bascinet, and the bascinet thus augmented gradually replaced the clumsy great helm as the principal defense […]
Word Forms
- camails
Synonyms for camail
Depending on context, synonyms include aventail, ventail.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ventail, aventail, tippet, standard, chainmail, pisane.
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