‖ mandil
(ˈmændɪl)
Also 7 mendil, 9 mundil.
[Arabic mindīl, mandīl, sash, turban-cloth, handkerchief, ad. L. mantīle (see mantle n.).]
A turban.
| 1662 J. Davies tr. Olearius' Voy. Ambass. v. (1669) 214 The Mendils and Mianbends, that is, the Turbant and Girdle, of Gold Brocado. 1665 Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 133 His Turbant or Mandil was of finest white silk interwoven with gold. 1731 Bailey vol. II, Mandil, a sort of cap or turbant worn by the Persians. 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Mundil. And in later Dicts. |