Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mandil \Man"dil\, n. [OF. mandil; cf. Sp. & Pg. mandil a coarse
   apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. mandil tablecloth,
   handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. ?, fr. L. mantile, mantele.
   See {Mantle}.]
   A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.