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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SINDON

n.[L. fine linen. ] A wrapper. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SINDON

Sin "don, n. Etym: [L., a kind of fine Indian cotton stuff, Gr.

 

1. A wrapper. [Obs. ] "Wrapped in sindons of linen. " Bacon.

 

2. (Surg.)

 

Defn: A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine. Dunglison.