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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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)
Ye archiwives,* stand aye at defence, *wives of rank Since ye be strong as is a great camail,* *camel Nor suffer not that men do you offence.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
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 high priest wore upon his ephod, which was a kind of camail, rich rings, that served as clasps; a large emerald was set and engraved with mysterious names.
From Thaumaturgia by Oxonian, An
There are still traces of colour on this monument and gold remains on the points of the cap to which the camail is fastened, as also on the jewelled sword-belt.
From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)
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