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Sendal
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sendal, n. [OF. cendal (cf. Pr. & Sp. cendal, It. zendale), LL. cendallum, Gr. a fine Indian cloth.].
A light thin stuff of silk. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with silver?" Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Sendal, n. hist.
1 a thin rich silk material.
2 a garment of this.
1 a thin rich silk material.
2 a garment of this.
Etymology
ME f. OF cendal, ult. f. Gk sindon
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