Definitions for sudarium

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sudarium su·dar·i·um

Spelling: [soo-dair-ee-uh m]

IPA: /suˈdɛər i əm/

Sudarium is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 263 anagrams from letters in sudarium (adimrsuu).

Definitions for sudarium

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) veronica1 (def 3).

Origin of sudarium

1595-1605; Latin sūdārium, equivalent to sūd(āre) to sweat + -ārium -ary

Examples for sudarium

Veronica, holding the napkin or "sudarium," "flourishing a marble pocket-handkerchief."

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.