noun

1. a feminine name
2. according to Christian tradition, a woman of Jerusalem who wiped the bleeding face of Jesus on the way to Calvary: her day is July 12
3. 1. the image of Jesus' face said in legend to have appeared on the veil or handkerchief used by Veronica to wipe the bleeding face of Jesus
   2. a cloth or garment with a similar representation of Jesus' bleeding face

4. Etymology: ModL

   speedwell
5. Bullfighting a move in which the matador holds a cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past it

Etymology: ML < Gr Pherenikē: see Bernice