cendal

[ sen-dl ]

/ ˈsɛn dl /

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What does “clement” mean?

Taffeta was a thin transparent textile, and was used, as well as cendal, during the Middle Ages for linings.
Chats on Costume|G. Woolliscroft Rhead
The body was preceded by a noble Moor, who bore upon his head a box of cendal wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Heroines of the Crusades|C. A. Bloss
Cendal (Kendal) fins, the son of Norreys fins was buried June the twenty foorst, 1740.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood|J. Conway Walter
The squire who brought the sword returns, wraps it in a cendal, and carries it off.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail|Alfred Nutt

Cendal was a less costly fabric, and was also used largely in ecclesiastical vestments.
Chats on Costume|G. Woolliscroft Rhead