rumal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rumal
1700–10; < Urdu < Persian rūmāl, equivalent to rū face + māl wiping
Example Sentences
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The result of it was the knighthood of the rumal.
From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)
To show his gratitude he offered to demonstrate all the preliminary sensation of the rumal on any English or American neck that was willing.
From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)
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