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单词 vernicle
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Definition of vernicle in English:

vernicle

noun ˈvəːnɪk(ə)lˈvərnəkəl
  • another term for veronica (sense 2)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The vernicle ‘is the cloth on which the features of Christ are said to have been miraculously impressed when it was used to wipe his face as he went to Calvary.’
    • This thesis will examine the iconography of late-thirteenth - through fifteenth-century images of St. Veronica's veil, also known as vernicles.
    • Only Julian actually mentions paintings, a crucifix, and a vernicle.
    • The Veil of St Veronica is one of the group of Christian images referred to as vernicles or archeiropoieta.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, alteration of vernique, from medieval Latin veronica.

Definition of vernicle in US English:

vernicle

nounˈvərnəkəlˈvərnəkəl
  • another term for veronica (sense 2)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only Julian actually mentions paintings, a crucifix, and a vernicle.
    • This thesis will examine the iconography of late-thirteenth - through fifteenth-century images of St. Veronica's veil, also known as vernicles.
    • The Veil of St Veronica is one of the group of Christian images referred to as vernicles or archeiropoieta.
    • The vernicle ‘is the cloth on which the features of Christ are said to have been miraculously impressed when it was used to wipe his face as he went to Calvary.’

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, alteration of vernique, from medieval Latin veronica.

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