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Definition of Vernicle

Vernicle
Veronica Ve*ron"i*ca, n. [LL.; -- so called from Veronica, a woman who, according to an old legend, as Christ was carrying the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an impression of his countenance; Veronica is fr. MGr. ?, fr. Macedonian ?, for Gr. ?, literally, carrying off victory, victorious.] 1. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle. 2. (Bot.) A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell. Note: Several herbaceous species are common in both Europe and America, most of which have small blue flowers. A few shrubby species from New Zealand are sometimes found in cultivation.
Vernicle
Vernicle Ver"ni*cle, n. A Veronica. See Veronica, 1. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. A vernicle had he sowed upon his cap. --Chaucer.

Meaning of Vernicle from wikipedia

- Veil of Veronica, or Sudarium (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting of...
- Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture: With a Critical Edition of 'O Vernicle'. Routledge. 5 December 2016. ISBN 9781351894616. Peter Jones (2006). Reading...
- A panoramic view of Kazan Kremlin, Vernicle temple and Kazanka river left bank...
- The Church of the Vernicle Image of the Saviour is an Orthodox church in Krasnogorskoye village, Sverdlovsk oblast. 'Vernicle' refers to Saint Veronica...
- Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture: With a Critical Edition of 'O Vernicle'. Routledge. 5 December 2016. ISBN 9781351894616. Peter Jones (2006). Reading...
- Pavlohrad Tsentralna Street Pavlohrad Railway Station Dormition Cathedral Vernicle Cathedral Holubytsky church Pavlohrad is twinned with:[citation needed]...
- Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture: With a Critical Edition of 'O Vernicle'. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 254–. ISBN 978-1-4094-5676-6. "Kilkenny...
- Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture, With a Critical Edition of "O Vernicle". Farnham, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4094-5676-6...
- detail of the front facade of Feodorovsky cathedral is a mosaic icon "The Vernicle Image of the Saviour", which was also destro**** and had to be recreated...
- The Church of The Vernicle in Serpukhov (Russian: Храм Спаса Нерукотворного в Серпухове) is a small church in the town of Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, Russia...