VERNICLE

Noun

vernicle (plural vernicles)

(obsolete) A veronica (image of Jesus).

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"ni*cle, n.

Definition: A Veronica. See Veronica, 1. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. A vernicle had he sowed upon his cap. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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