Hypertext Webster Gateway: "camail"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Camail \Ca*mail"\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
camail
n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect
the head and neck [syn: {aventail}, {ventail}]
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