资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Camail \Ca*mail"\, n. [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L.
   caput head + source of E. mail.]
   1. (Ancient Armor) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from
      the bascinet or other headpiece.

   2. A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood
      worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.

资料来源 : WordNet®

camail
     n : a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect
         the head and neck [syn: {aventail}, {ventail}]