sudarium
Americannoun
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(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) veronica.
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Etymology
Origin of sudarium
1595–1605; < Latin sūdārium, equivalent to sūd ( āre ) to sweat + -ārium -ary
Example Sentences
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When you get into the sudarium, or hot room, your first sensations only occur about half a minute after entrance, when you feel that you are choking.
From From Cornhill to Grand Cairo by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Veronica, holding the napkin or "sudarium," "flourishing a marble pocket-handkerchief."
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
But let us return to our immediate subject—the holy sudarium of Turin.
From A Treatise on Relics by Calvin, John
The first is the cold room, the next warmer, the third warmer still, until you come to the sudarium, the hottest room of all.
From The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II by Wilkins, W. H.
The same is worshipped under the name of St. Suaire, from the Latin word sudarium.
From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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