sendal

American  

[sen-dl] / ˈsɛn dl /

Or cendal

noun

1. a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.

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

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sendal British  

/ ˈsɛndəl /

noun

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

2. a garment of such fabric

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Etymology

Origin of sendal

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

Example Sentences

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 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 Malory, Thomas, Sir

At his heels was a little white-haired ecclesiastic in a flowing gown of scarlet sendal, expostulating and arguing in a torrent of words.

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Distaff of light is in her hand, From which she spins the lily, and The sendal robes of field and forest, With dewy odors in every strand.

From Song-waves by Rand, Theodore H. (Theodore Harding)

And if she must have some sendal of Inde, well,—fate is inevitable.

From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah

Related Words

• fiber
• taffeta
• thread
• tulle