cendal

[sen-dl]

noun

sendal.

sendal

or cen·dal

[sen-dl]

noun

a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.

a piece of this fabric or a garment made of it.

Origin of sendal

1175–1225; Middle English cendal < Old French, probably through dissimilation < Greek sindṓn fine linen, sindon

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Examples from the Web for cendal

Historical Examples of cendal

Sandal or cendal, a silk bearing some resemblance to taffetas.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)
Anatole France
Cendal (Kendal) fins, the son of Norreys fins was buried June the twenty foorst, 1740.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood
J. Conway Walter
Cendal was a less costly fabric, and was also used largely in ecclesiastical vestments.
Chats on Costume
G. Woolliscroft Rhead
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 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

British Dictionary definitions for cendal

sendal

noun

a fine silk fabric used, esp in the Middle Ages, for ceremonial clothing, etc

a garment of such fabric

Word Origin for sendal

C13: from Old French cendal, from Medieval Latin cendalum; probably related to Greek sindon fine linen

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