sindon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sindon
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin sindōn < Greek sindṓn
Example Sentences
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She turned as white as the sindon in her hand, and stood up.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
Red and grey sindon hung before the royal table; the King sat on samitelle cushions, and two pieces of velvet “to put under the King” also appear in the account.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
Then shouldst thou have inked thy tunic, Sissot; and it were pity, so good Cologne sindon as it is.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
This form ousted the older A.S. sind, sindon.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Next was placed on the sindon the oblata, that is, the small loaves, according to the number of communicants, with the paten, which was large, and a gold chalice, duly prepared.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman
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