n. [ OF. cendal (cf. Pr. & Sp. cendal, It. zendale), LL. cendallum, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a fine Indian cloth. ] A light thin stuff of silk. [ Written also cendal, and sendal. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with silver? Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]