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veronica

noun verb

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…

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
V
Ends with
A
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. 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.

  2. A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.

  3. A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.

verb

  1. To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.

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