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sudarium

[ soo-dair-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural su·dar·i·a [soo-, dair, -ee-, uh].
  1. (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) veronica 1( def 3 ).


sudarium

/ sjʊˈdɛərɪəm /

noun

  1. another word for sudatorium veronica 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sudarium1

1595–1605; < Latin sūdārium, equivalent to sūd ( āre ) to sweat + -ārium -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sudarium1

C17: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat
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Example Sentences

Augustus Csar, who was particularly liable to catch cold, continually used a focalium or sudarium.

Successive 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."

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