Crossword clues for camail
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Camail \Ca*mail"\, n. [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L. caput head + source of E. mail.]
(Ancient Armor) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece.
A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders. 2 (context obsolete English) An ecclesiastical ornament worn by bishops.
WordNet
Usage examples of "camail".
A visored helm with a chain camail disguised much of his features, but the Mhybe sensed in him an immeasurable strength of will.
It would be well that you should doff camail and greaves, Sir Nigel, for, by the black rood!
Both the Gate-guards were clad in loose-fitting tunics belted at the middle, taltry-hoods with camails, and cross-gartered breeches tucked into boots.
It would be well that you should doff camail and greaves, Sir Nigel, for, by the black rood!
But for the Hyrkanian's powerful build and the protection of the camail of ring mail that hung down from his helmet, his neck might have been broken.
In a glittering whirl of steel the Turanian's scimitar grated around Cleg's blade, and the keen edge cut through the camail and the thick muscles of the Zaporoskan's neck.
Garric's helmet was a simple cup with a camail of iron rings to cover the back of his neck.
The first struck Felton on the target with such force as to split it from side to side, but Sir William's lance crashed through the camail which shielded the Spaniard's throat, and he fell, screaming hoarsely, to the ground.
He was referring to his camail, a headpiece of chain armour that hung down from his fool's bonnet to his shoulders, over his ears.