1. a piece of chain mail that protects the neck and shoulders, typically attached to a helmet or coif
Usage: historical; armor

Examples

• The knight’s camail hung from his helmet, protecting his neck from sword strikes.
• Medieval armor often included a camail made of interlocking metal rings.
• The museum’s display showed how a camail was attached to the bottom edge of a helmet.
• Warriors wore a camail beneath their helmets for additional protection in battle.
• The blacksmith crafted a new camail using traditional chainmail techniques.
• Archaeological finds include fragments of camails from 14th-century battlefields.