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cendal

[ sen-dl ]

/ ˈsɛn dl /

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noun

a variant of sendal.

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Words nearby cendal

cemetery, cen., cenacle, Cenaeum, Cenci, cendal, -cene, CENELEC, cenesthesia, CEng, Cenis

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How to use cendal in a sentence

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

Sarcenet also is a light webbed silk, and by degrees supplanted cendal.
Chats on Costume|G. Woolliscroft Rhead