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Handkerchief
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Only once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly “a sweat-cloth.” It is rendered “napkin” in John 11:44; 20:7; Luke 19:20.
Scripture references
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
HANDKERCHIEF, NAPKIN, A'PRON, These articles were pretty much alike, differing mainly in use. See Clothes.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.