SUDARIA

Noun

sudaria

plural of sudarium

Source: Wiktionary


SUDARIUM

Su*da"ri*um, n. Etym: [L., a handkerchief.] (Eccl.)

Definition: The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the crucifixion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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