sudarium
[ soo-dair-ee-uhm ]
/ suˈdɛər i əm /
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noun, plural su·dar·i·a [soo-dair-ee-uh]. /suˈdɛər i ə/.
(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
(sometimes initial capital letter) veronica1 (def. 3).
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Words nearby sudarium
Sudan grass, Sudanic, sudanophilic, sudanophobic, Sudan yellow, sudarium, sudatio, sudation, sudatorium, sudatory, Sudbury
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Example sentences from the Web for sudarium
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
Word Origin for sudarium
C17: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat
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