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Veronica   /vərˈɑnɪkə/   Listen
Veronica

noun
1.
Any plant of the genus Veronica.  Synonym: speedwell.



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"Veronica" Quotes from Famous Books



... know, as fast as you read it, how you like it; and let me know if any mistake is committed, or any thing important left out. I wish you could have seen the sheets. My compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to Veronica[852], ...
— Life Of Johnson, Vol. 2 • Boswell, Edited by Birkbeck Hill

... 18th of April 1506, Julius performed the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new S. Peter's. The place chosen was the great sustaining pier of the dome, near which the altar of S. Veronica now stands. A deep pit had been excavated, into which the aged Pope descended fearlessly, only shouting to the crowd above that they should stand back and not endanger the falling in of the earth above him. Coins and medals were duly deposited in a vase, over which a ponderous block of ...
— The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti • John Addington Symonds

... falls under it, and you see Him on His hands and knees, His forehead ensanguined with the twisted brambles, and Veronica comes to Him offering a handkerchief to wipe away the tears, and sweat and blood, your own forehead becomes beaded with perspiration. As the tragedy moves on, solemnity is added to solemnity. Not so much as a smile in the eight hours, except ...
— T. De Witt Talmage - As I Knew Him • T. De Witt Talmage



Words linked to "Veronica" :   Veronica beccabunga, common speedwell, field speedwell, germander speedwell, thyme-leaved speedwell, purslane speedwell, Veronica agrestis, corn speedwell, speedwell, Veronica americana, flower, bird's eye, gypsyweed



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