sudarium

/ˌs(j)uːˈdɛə̯ɹ.iː.əm/

sudarium · noun — A napkin or handkerchief.

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sudarium is pronounced /ˌs(j)uːˈdɛə̯ɹ.iː.əm/.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sūdārium. First attested in 1609. Doublet of sudary.

noun

A napkin or handkerchief.e.g.“A woman called Veronica[…]brought foorth a Sudarium[…]to wipe his face.” — 1609, William Biddulph, Trauels Certaine Englishmen, quoted in OED:

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