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“handkerchief” in Latin
sūdāriumcloth for wiping off perspiration; handkerchief; shroudlinteolumsmall linen clothōrāriuma napkinfōcālea neckcloth, cravat worn by sick people
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
handkerchief
sudarium (PROP., for wiping off perspiration, but used for all the purposes of our pocket-handkerchief; orarium and muccinium belong to the Middle Ages): linteolum (small linen cloth, Plaut.). To hold a handkerchief before one’s eyes, sudarium ante faciem obtendere: to put a handkerchief to one’s face, sudarium ad os applicare.
Neck-handkerchief, focale.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for handkerchief?
- The usual Latin words for “handkerchief” are sūdārium, linteolum, ōrārium; also fōcāle. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.