noun
- plural of camail; pieces of chain mail that hang from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders
Usage: historical; armor terminology
Examples
- The knight’s helmet was fitted with camails to protect his neck in battle.
- Medieval armor often included camails made of interlocking metal rings.
- The museum’s collection featured several helmets with well-preserved camails.
- Camails were essential components of 14th-century military equipment.
- The blacksmith specialized in crafting camails for ceremonial armor.
- Historians studied the construction techniques used in making camails.