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Meaning of veronica

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

veronica

Pronunciation:/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/

noun

Definitions

  1. The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.

  2. A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.

  3. A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.

verb

Definitions

  1. To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.