Sendal
/ˈsɛn.dəl/noun
A fine, lightweight silk fabric used especially in medieval times.
Did you know?Sendal entered English through Old French and ultimately traces back to a Greek term for a silk fabric, showing how luxury goods often carried their names across empires.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
sindōn
“A fine cloth or linen garment, especially a sheet or shroud”
Late Latin
Latin
sindon
“Fine cloth, often linen or silk fabric”
Old French
OF
cendal
“A fine silk cloth”
Middle English
English
sendal
“A fine silk fabric”
Modern English
English
sendal
“A fine, lightweight silk fabric”
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