Answer: vernicle

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vernicleany handkerchief, veil, or cloth bearing a representation of the face of Christ
verniclethe image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary
verniclea handkerchief bearing the image of Christ's face, also VERNACLE, VERONICA
verniclethe handkerchief or veil itself