/ben gawl", -gahl", beng-; ben"geuhl, beng"-/ , n.
1. a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh. Cf. East Bengal, West Bengal .
2. Bay of , a part of the Indian Ocean between India and Burma (Myanmar).
3. a raw silk from Bengal.
4. a fabric, esp. one made of silk and hair.
5. a fabric, similar to muslin, with printed stripes.