camail

Noun

ca=mail

WORDNET DICTIONARY

camail(n = noun.artifact) aventail, ventail - a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck;

is a part of basinet

is a kind of hood

camail, n. [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L. caput head + source of E. mail.].

A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece. [1913 Webster]
A hood of other material than mail; [1913 Webster]