Definition of "vernicle" []

• A veronica (image of Jesus). (noun)

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• "Miraculously the imprint of his face and the Crown of Thorns was transferred to the cloth, known as the vernicle."
• "A veil with the face of Christ imprinted on it, known as the vernicle, is the attribute of St. Veronica."
• "The "shelles of Galice", i.e. the scallop-shells of St = 2E James of Compostella; the crouche, or cross, of the Holy Land; the keys of St. Peter; the "vernicle", or figure of the Veronica, etc. are all very familiar types, represented in most collections of such objects."