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sudarium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • s(y)o͞o′dâr′ē-əm
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)uːˈdɛə̯ɹ.iː.əm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)uːˈdɛːɹ.iː.əm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)uːˈdeə̯ɹ.iː.əm/ older
  • General-American: /ˌs(j)uˈdeɹ.i.əm/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • General-American: /ˌs(j)uˈdɛɹ.i.əm/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • Canada: /ˌs(j)uˈdɛɹ.i.əm/
  • Australian: /ˌs(j)ʉːˈdeːɹ.iː.əm/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌs(j)ʉːˈdeə̯ɹ.iː.əm/ without the cheer–chair merger
  • New-Zealand: /ˌs(j)ʉːˈdiə̯ɹ.iː.əm/ cheer–chair merger
  • Scotland: /ˌs(j)ʉˈdeɾ.i.əm/
  • Scotland: /ˌs(j)ʉˈdeɾ.i.ʌm/
  • India: /ˌs(j)uːˈɖa(ː)(ɾ).iː.um/
  • India: /ˌs(j)uːˈɖɛjə̯(ɾ).iː.um/
  • India: /ˌs(j)uːˈɖeːɾ.iː.um/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm

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noun

Meaning 1

A napkin or handkerchief.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sudary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sūdārium. First attested in 1609. Doublet of sudary.