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NAPKIN (soudarion).—The cloth in which the unprofitable servant wrapped the money of his lord (Luk_19:20); used to bind the face of the dead (Joh_11:44; Joh_20:7); carried, possibly as indicated by the name (Lat. sudarium), to wipe off perspiration (Act_19:12). The Arabic renders mandîl, which may be either ‘towel,’ ‘napkin,’ ‘veil,’ or ‘head-band.’ See also Dress, §§ 5 (a), 8.
W. Ewing.