Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A handkerchief; a small square shawl or veil.
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Examples
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See, et rumal olek on kuritegu, paneb mind muidugi muigama ja silme ette tekib orwellilaadne ühiskond, kus kõik inimesed peavad aeg-ajalt tegema teatud teste teadmiste kohta ning kes ära ei tee pannakse vangi.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2009
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- See inimene on kas rumal või räägib ta palga eest.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2009
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Värdjas, loll, rumal ja sinisilmne märgivad aga isikuomadusi ning on argumentatsioonimõistmisel juba täiesti ebaolulised.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2009
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See viimane oleks üpris rumal, seda ma neist ei taha uskuda.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2007
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Excitement grew on him, and he mopped his brow with his blue rumal handkerchief.
The Crossing Winston Churchill 1909
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Excitement grew on him, and he mopped his brow with his blue rumal handkerchief.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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Excitement grew on him, and he mopped his brow with his blue rumal handkerchief.
The Crossing 1904
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The _rumal_ or 'handkerchief,' always employed for throttling victims, was really a loin-cloth or turban, in which a loop was made with a slip-knot.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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If their numbers were sufficient three Thugs would be allotted to every victim, so that on the signal being given two of them could lay hold of his hands and feet, while the Bhurtot or strangler passed the _rumal_ over his head and tightened it round his neck, forcing the victim backwards and not relaxing his hold till life was extinct.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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She continued to scream, and at last Pancham put the _rumal_
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
vendingmachine commented on the word rumal
"The rumal or 'handkerchief,' always employed for throttling victims, was really a loin-cloth or turban, in which a loop was made with a slip-knot."
December 13, 2015
bilby commented on the word rumal
You're going to strangle someone with a loin cloth? I'm pretty sure the Health Department are going to rule that as unhygienic.
December 14, 2015