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 (possibly by way of and sindone), from ,Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "sindon, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911. from , from earlier šnḏwt, , kilt.