sendal
or cen·dal
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
a piece of this fabric or a garment made of it.
Origin of sendal
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How to use sendal in a sentence
Very fair they were to look upon, clad in green sendal over their white skin.
Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret | Marie De FranceThe pavilion, with its cords of sendal and its silver hanging lamps, spun round about him.
The Black Douglas | S. R. CrockettSamite and sendal are the two generally named in our English romances.
Parzival (vol. 1 of 2) | Wolfram von EschenbackThe material used, in addition to sendal, was worsted, sindon and cloth of Aylsham.
British Flags | W. G. PerrinAnd afore him he saw a long bridge, and three pavilions stood thereon, of silk and sendal of divers hue.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II) | Thomas Malory
British Dictionary definitions for sendal
/ (ˈsɛndəl) /
a fine silk fabric used, esp in the Middle Ages, for ceremonial clothing, etc
a garment of such fabric
Origin of sendal
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