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Webster 1913 Edition


mandil

man′dil

(măn′dĭl)
,
Noun.
[OF.
mandil
; cf. Sp. & Pg.
mandil
a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar.
mandil
tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr.
μανδήλιον
, fr. L.
mantile
,
mantele
. See
Mantle
.]
A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mandil

MAN'DIL

,
Noun.
A sort of mantle. [Not in use.]