Veronica meaning
A cloth bearing a representation of Jesus's face.
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.
noun
In Christian tradition, a woman of Jerusalem who gave Jesus her head cloth to wipe his face as he bore the cross to Calvary.
A feminine name.
noun
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
noun
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A bullfighting move in which the matador holds a cape out and pivots slowly as the bull charges past it.
noun
A program that searches the Internet for specific resources by description, not just file name. Using Boolean searches (this AND this, this OR this, etc.), users can search Gopher servers to retrieve a selected group of menus that pertain to their area of interest. See Gopher.
A female given name.
pronoun
Origin of veronica
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Spanish from veronica the veronica (from the gesture Saint Veronica made) from Medieval Latin veronica2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- New Latin Veronica genus name
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- Named from St. Veronica.
From Wiktionary