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man•dil•ion
(man dil′yən),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga short cloak, with full hanging sleeves, often open or slit under the arms, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Clothinga similar garment without sleeves, worn by servants in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Latin mantēl(i)um hand towel, napkin
- Middle French mandil(le)
Medieval Greek mandé̄lion - Italian mandiglione, augmentative of mandiglia
- Middle French
- 1570–80