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rumal

[ roo-mahl, roo-mahl ]
/ ruˈmɑl, ˈru mɑl /
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noun
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
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Origin of rumal

1700–10; <Urdu <Persian rūmāl, equivalent to face + māl wiping
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