sudarium
📖 Definitions
noun
A handkerchief.
💬 Usage Examples
“Lead me to the river with your mirror. Unwrap the sudarium from my face.” F.D. Reeve; Deepstep Come Shining; Poetry (Chicago, Illinois); Jul 2000. “A prominent association between pity and handkerchiefs can be found in the story of St.
Veronica, who has pity on the suffering Christ and offers him what is either her veil or a sudarium with which to wipe his face.” Shawn Smith; Love, Pity, and Deception in Othello; Papers on Language and Literature (Edwardsville, Illinois); Winter 2008.