CERECLOTH

cerecloth

(noun) a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cerecloth (countable and uncountable, plural cerecloths)

(historical) Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead.

Source: Wiktionary


Cere"cloth`, n. Etym: [L. cera wax + E. cloth.]

Definition: A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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