camail
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of camail
1660–70; < French < Old Provençal capmalh, equivalent to cap head ( see chief) + malh mail 2
Example Sentences
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Her petticoat was very short, lightly puffed on the sides, and ornamented only with two very long pockets trimmed like the camail.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
The knight is clad in armour, viz., a spherical bascinet, with a camail of chain-mail.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)
"How is that, my fair sir?" cried the armorer as he drew the bassinet over the head and fastened it to the camail which extended to the shoulders.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The Cardinal owes its name to the bright red of the feathers, and to a little cowl on the hind part of the head, which resembles that of the bishop's ornament, called a camail.
From History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing by Le Page du Pratz
These two prelates wore a camail and rochet.
From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Perry, Thomas Sergeant
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