camail

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed in the late 1600s from French camail, from Old Occitan capmalh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmeɪl/, /ˈkæm.eɪl/ Rhymes: -eɪl === Noun === camail (plural camails) (historical) A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif. Synonym: aventail (historical) An ecclesiastical ornament worn by bishops. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Lamica, Milaca, amical, calami, lamaic == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French camail, a borrowing from Old Occitan capmalh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.maj/ === Noun === camail m (plural camails) camail, capuchin (hood) === Further reading === “camail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012