Veronica
noun
- a feminine name
- 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
- 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
- a cloth or garment with a similar representation of Jesus' bleeding face
- speedwell
- Bullfighting a move in which the matador holds a cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past it
See Veronica in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(və-rŏnˈĭ-kə)
noun Any of various plants of the genus Veronica, which includes the speedwells.
(və-rŏnˈĭ-kə)
nouna. According to popular legend, an image of the face of Jesus as impressed on the handkerchief offered to him by Saint Veronica on the road to Calvary.
b. The handkerchief itself.
- A cloth bearing a representation of Jesus's face.
(və-rŏnˈĭ-kə)
noun A maneuver in bullfighting in which the matador stands with both feet fixed in position and swings the cape slowly away from the charging bull.
(və-rŏnˈĭ-kə), Saint
A woman of Jerusalem who gave Jesus her head-cloth to wipe his face as he bore the cross to Calvary.
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