camail

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French camail, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Occitan capmalh.

Noun

camail (plural camails)

1. (obsolete) A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders.
2. (obsolete) An ecclesiastical ornament worn by bishops.

Anagrams

• Lamica, Milaca, amical, calami, lamaic

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French

Etymology

From Old French camail, a borrowing from Old Occitan capmalh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.maj/

Noun

camail m (plural camails)

1. camail, capuchin (hood)

Further reading

• “camail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.