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Meanings of cendal in English

Light, thin silk fabric from China; or a rich silk fabric of the Middle Ages.

Usage of cendal in English
1
The 'mezzaro' is a kind of hooded cloak worn by the Genoese women, as the 'cendal' is worn at Venice, and the 'mantilla' at Madrid.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
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Ciclatoun was also a brilliant textile, as also was Cendal.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages / A Description of Mediaeval ...
Cendal through the time