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Handkerchief

Handkerchief a Latin word, sudarium (from sudor, "sweat"), denotes (a) "a cloth for wiping the face," etc., Luk 19:20, Act 19:12; (b) "a headcovering for the dead," Joh 11:44, Joh 20:7. See NAPKIN.

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Handkerchief <1,,4676, soudarion>

a Latin word, sudarium (from sudor, "sweat"), denotes (a) "a cloth for wiping the face," etc., Luk 19:20, Act 19:12; (b) "a headcovering for the dead," Joh 11:44, Joh 20:7. See NAPKIN.

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