单词 | veronica |
释义 | veronica/vəˈrɒnɪkə /noun 1A herbaceous plant of north temperate regions, typically with upright stems bearing narrow pointed leaves and spikes of blue or purple flowers.
2A cloth supposedly impressed with an image of Christ’s face.The veronica represents Christ's face and, by synecdoche, his entire body. 3The movement of a matador’s cape away from a charging bull. OriginEarly 16th century: from medieval Latin, from the given name Veronica. sense 2, sense 3 are with reference to St Veronica (see Veronica, St); sense 3 is said to be by association of the attitude of the matador with the depiction of St Veronica holding out a cloth to Christ. Rhymes |
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