Definition
A type of chain mail or protective neck covering worn in medieval armor, designed to protect the neck and throat area.
Etymology
From Old French, combining chevet meaning 'head' with saile or saille referring to protection or covering, literally 'head protection.'
Kelly Says
Knights discovered that the neck was one of the most vulnerable spots—a quick thrust there could be fatal—so they developed these linked metal rings that let their heads turn while staying protected, making the chevesaile an early lesson in defensive design.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
ARالعربية
تشيفسيل
tʃiːf saɪl
BNবাংলা
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-sa-i-le
CACatalà
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
CSČeština
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
DADansk
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
DEDeutsch
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
ELΕλληνικά
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
ESEspañol
chevesaile
che-ve-sa-i-le
FAفارسی
چِفسایِل
t͡ʃefsāˈjɪl
FISuomi
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
FRFrançais
chevesaile
ʃevɛzɛj
GUGU
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
HAHA
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
HEעברית
צ'evesaile
tʃe-ve-sa-i-le
HIहिन्दी
चेवसेइल
che-ve-sa-i-le
HUMagyar
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
IGIG
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
ITItaliano
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
JA日本語
チェヴェサイル
che-ve-sa-iru
KKKK
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
KMKM
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
MRMR
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
MSBahasa Melayu
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
MYမြန်မာ
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
NLNederlands
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
NONorsk
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
PAPA
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
PLPolski
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
PTPortuguês
chevesaile
ʃe-ve-za-i-le
RORomână
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
RUРусский
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
SVSvenska
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
SWKiswahili
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
TAதமிழ்
செவேசைல்
t͡ʃe-ve-sa-i-l
TEతెలుగు
చెవేసైల్
t͡ʃe-ve-sa-i-l
THไทย
เชเวสแซล
t͡ʃʰe-wɛː saːt
TLTL
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
TRTürkçe
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
UKУкраїнська
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
URاردو
تشيفسيل
tʃiːf saɪl
VITiếng Việt
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
YOYO
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le
ZUZU
chevesaile
tʃe-ve-za-i-le