romal noun. [rǝʊ'mɑ:l] Also rumal [ru:-]. L17.
[Persian, Urdu rūmāl, from rū face + māl (base of Persian mālidan wipe) wiping.]
1. 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.

2. Hist. The handkerchief or bandage used by Indian Thugs to strangle their victims. M19.

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