Definitions For Sindon

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. 1626, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, 10: : There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both {{...}} wrapped in Sindons of Linnen. (medical) A wad, roll, or pledget of such cloth, usually doused with medicine, used to fill open wounds during surgery.

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, sindon}} (possibly by way of {{der, en, fro, syndone}} and sindone), from {{der, en, grc, σινδών}},Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "sindon, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911. from {{der, en, egy-lat, šndyt, šndy(t)}}, from earlier šnḏwt, , kilt.