sindon
noun/ˈsɪn.dən/
Etymology From Latin sindōn (possibly by way of Old French syndone and sindone), from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn), from Late Egyptian šndy(t), from earlier šnḏwt (“kilt”).
1
Historical, Obsolete A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
› A piece of such cloth, particularly
2
Historical, Obsolete A shroud of such cloth.
3
Ecclesiastical, Lifestyle, Religion Historical, Obsolete The shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion.
4
Ecclesiastical, Lifestyle, Religion Historical, Obsolete The corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist.
5
Historical, Obsolete A garment or wrapper of such cloth.
- There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both […] wrapped in Sindons of Linnen.1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, section 10:
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Medicine, Sciences Historical, Obsolete A wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery.
- Derived terms
- sindonless, sindonologist, sindonology
- Related terms
- shendyt