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romal (iou)



romal noun. . L17.
[Persian, Urdu rumal, from ru face + mal (base of Persian malidan wipe) wiping.]
A silk or cotton square or handkerchief, sometimes worn in the Indian sub-continent as a head-dress; a thin, often checked, silk or cotton fabric made in the Indian sub-continent. L17.
Hist. The handkerchief or bandage used by Indian Thugs to strangle their victims. M19.