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 [soo-dair-ee-uhm]  

su·dar·i·um

   [soo-dair-ee-uhm]
noun, plural -dar·i·a  [-dair-ee-uh] .
1.
(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
2.
(sometimes initial capital letter) veronica1 (def. 3).
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin sūdārium, equivalent to sūd(āre) to sweat + -ārium -ary
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Sudarium is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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sudarium (sjʊˈdɛərɪəm)
 
—n , pl -daria
sudatorium another word for veronica
 
[C17: from Latin, from sūdāre to sweat]

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