"camail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈmeɪl/, /ˈkæm.eɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-camail.wav Forms: camails [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: Borrowed in the late 1600s from French camail, from Old Occitan capmalh. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|camail}} French camail, {{der|en|pro|capmalh}} Old Occitan capmalh Head templates: {{en-noun}} camail (plural camails)
  1. (historical) A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif. Tags: historical Synonyms: aventail
    Sense id: en-camail-en-noun-vdT1d2cm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Armor Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Armor: 63 37
  2. (historical) An ecclesiastical ornament worn by bishops. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-camail-en-noun-CTuATznh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: camailed

Inflected forms

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