Of Latin origin; a sudarium (sweat {cloth}) that {is} towel (for wiping the perspiration from the {face} or binding the face of a corpse): - {handerchief} napkin.
Joh 11:44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkinG4676. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Act 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefsG4676 or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.