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camail |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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