Vernicle

sb. a copy of the handkerchief of St. Veronica, S2, PP, C; vernakylle , Cath.; vernacle , HD.—Church Lat. veronicula , also veronica from Veronica , the traditional name of the woman who wiped the Saviour’s face (the word being popularly connected with uera icon , true likene ); Veronica is a form of Bernice, the traditional name of the woman who was cured of an i ue of blood. Bernice or Berenice is a Maced on i an form of Φερενίκη , bearer of victory. See F. veronique in Cotg.