sendal
Americannoun
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a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
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a piece of this fabric or a garment made of it.
noun
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a fine silk fabric used, esp in the Middle Ages, for ceremonial clothing, etc
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a garment of such fabric
Etymology
Origin of sendal
1175–1225; Middle English cendal < Old French, probably through dissimilation < Greek sindṓn fine linen, sindon
Example Sentences
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In the evening they stumbled on a pavilion of red sendal, with nobody inside.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
And I did so want a veil of sendal of Inde!”
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Emily Sarah Holt
They wore crowns brighter than shining gold, and their clothing was of green sendal.
From Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg by Matilda of Magdeburg
Then the old man removed the youth's armor, and put upon him a coat of red sendal and a mantle that was furred with ermine.
From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
And afore him he saw a long bridge, and three pavilions stood thereon, of silk and sendal of divers hue.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory
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