SUDARIUM


Meaning of SUDARIUM in English

süˈda(a)rēəm noun

( plural sudar·ia -ēə)

Etymology: Latin, from sudare to sweat + -arium -ary — more at sweat

1. : a linen square carried by the upper classes in Roman times (as for wiping perspiration from the face) : handkerchief

2. : an image of the face of Christ painted on a cloth and used as an aid to devotion : veronica

3. : sudatorium

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