sudarium
(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
(sometimes initial capital letter) veronica1 (def. 3).
Origin of sudarium
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How to use sudarium in a sentence
Augustus Csar, who was particularly liable to catch cold, continually used a focalium or sudarium.
Odd Volume | VariousSuccessive excavations have rendered accessible a remarkable series of remains, including several baths, a sudarium, and conduits.
Veronica, holding the napkin or "sudarium," "flourishing a marble pocket-handkerchief."
Walks in Rome | Augustus J.C. Hare
British Dictionary definitions for sudarium
/ (sjʊˈdɛərɪəm) /
Origin of sudarium
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