camail : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: camail	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for camail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
camail n a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck Synonym(s): camail, aventail, ventail
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camail \Camail"\, n. [F. camail* (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L. caput head + source of E. mail.] 1. (Ancient Armor) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece. 2. A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.