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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions veronica noun  The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this. 1973, Nicholas Monsarrat, The Kapillan of Malta: :A veil that had wiped off the sweat of Christ? Who could possibly believe that? (") The only true Veronica of this century was the veronica of the matador " the classic slow swing of the cape before the bull"s face, imitating that holy wiping, mocking it. A devotional image of Jesus's face. 1988, Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron: :He wiped the lady"s martini glass, having had some trouble with a kind of of lipstick, spat in it viciously, then washed it again. (context, bullfighting) A circular swinging movement of the cape. 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow: :The cougher makes a lunge. Slothrop sweeps aside, gives him a quick with his cape, sticks his foot out and trips the kid, who lies on the ground cursing (botany) A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 871: :meadows full of wildflowers that seemed to Kit enormous, violets as big as your hand, yellow lilies and blue you could shelter from the rain under Etymology: Named from w:Saint Veronica, St. Veronica.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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