sindon

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.dən/ === Noun === sindon (countable and uncountable, plural sindons) (obsolete or historical) A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth. (obsolete or historical) A piece of such cloth, particularly A shroud of such cloth. (ecclesiastical) The shroud of Jesus following the crucifixion. (ecclesiastical) The corporal: the cloth placed beneath the eucharist. A garment or wrapper of such cloth. (medicine) A wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === Indons == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn). === Noun === sindōn f (genitive sindō̆nis); third declension muslin ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: sindone === References === “sindon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “sindon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “sindon”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Old English == === Alternative forms === aron, arun — Northumbrian earun — Vespasian Psalter seondon, sind, sint, synt, sindun === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsin.don/ === Verb === sindon plural present indicative of wesan