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Definition of cendal
cendal Sendal Sen"dal, n. [OF. cendal (cf. Pr. & Sp. cendal, It.
zendale), LL. cendallum, Gr. ??? a fine Indian cloth.]
A light thin stuff of silk. [Written also cendal, and
sendal.] --Chaucer.
Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with
silver? --Sir W. Scott.
- Sendal, cendal or sandal is a thin and light silk material, chiefly used to make ceremonial clothing, church vestments, and banners. The word derives from... - 'goat, ram'. cambás sb.m 'jerkin' ('et vestironllj a carõ hũu cambays de çendal delgado', c. 1295), from Old French gambais, from PGmc *wambō 'belly'. cota...
