Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A handkerchief; a small square shawl or veil.

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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."

    December 13, 2015

  • 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