Definitions for camail
ca·mail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. camail, aventail, ventailnoun

   a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. camail

   An aventail () or camail () is a flexible curtain of mail attached to the skull of a helmet that extends to cover the throat, neck and shoulders. Part or all of the face, with spaces to allow vision, could also be covered. The earliest camails were riveted directly to the edge of the helmet, however, beginning in the 1320s in Western Europe a detachable version replaced this type. The detachable aventail was attached to a leather band, which was in turn attached to the lower border of the helmet by a series of pierced rivets, called vervelles. Holes in the leather band were passed over the vervelles, and a waxed cord was passed through the holes in the vervelles to secure it. Aventails were most commonly seen on bascinets in the 14th century and served as a replacement for a complete mail hood (coif). Some aventails were decorated with edging in brass or bronze links (sometimes gilded), or with a zig-zag lower edge (vandyked). By the mid 14th century, the aventail had replaced the mail coif completely. By the dawn of the 15th century, the plate armored neck guard of the Great Bascinet replaced the aventail.

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1. camail

   A camail is a type of protective armor, typically a piece of chain mail, that covers the neck and shoulders. It was attached to the base of a helmet during the medieval period and used mainly to defend against sword slashes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Camailnoun

   a neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece

2. Camailnoun

   a hood of other material than mail;

3. Camailnoun

   a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like

4. Etymology: [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L. caput head + source of E. mail.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. camail

   Ancient armor, consisting of a guard for the throat made of chain-mail coming down from the helmet.

Matched Categories

1. • Hood

Anagrams for camail »

1. lamaic

2. amical

How to pronounce camail?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of camail in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of camail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=camail
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camail
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camail
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html